Latest: All those arrested following London attack released, Mayor tells mourners extremism will never win

Latest: Scotland Yard have confirmed tonight that all those arrested following raids in the aftermath of the London Bridge attacks have been released without charge.

Latest: All those arrested following London attack released, Mayor tells mourners extremism will never win
  • Two attackers named as Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane.
  • One of the London Bridge terrorists was found carrying an identity card issued in Ireland
  • There are unconfirmed reports that he claimed to be from Morocco, was married to a Scottish woman and had lived in Dublin
  • All of the people detained after British police raided properties in Newham and Barking this morning have been released tonight
  • Seven women aged between 19 and 60, as well as five men aged 27 to 55, were detained in separate raids
  • Canadian woman Christine Archibald, 30, and James Mcmullan, 32, are the only two victims to be named so far
  • One of the knifemen had been previously reported to UK anti-terror police, according to media reports
  • The UK threat level remains 'Severe' - indicating an attack is 'highly likely'
  • The Department of Justice says that an attack here remains 'unlikely'
  • 36 people are in hospital - 18 of them remain in a critical condition

Update 10.10pm: Scotland Yard have confirmed tonight that all those arrested following raids in the aftermath of the London Bridge attacks have been released without charge.

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