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German Chancellor Angela Merkel Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that Germany was “resolutely at Britain’s side” after the attack in London that left six people dead and almost 50 injured. “Today we are united across borders in horror and mourning, but also in determination,” Merkel said in a statement. “For Germany, I reiterate that in the fight against all forms of terrorism, we are resolutely at Britain’s side.” Three attackers drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge, in the heart of the British capital, before jumping out and attacking revellers in a popular nightlife area with knives. Police shot dead all three assailants within minutes. The attack is the third to hit Britain since March and comes less than a fortnight after a suicide bomber killed 22 people at a concert in Manchester, in northwest England. “At this time, I am thinking of our British friends and everyone in London with solidarity and compassion,” Merkel said. ...

Armed police officers patrol the streets from Borough Market towards The Shard in London on June 4, 2017, following a terror attack. Forty-eight people have been taken to hospital after a terror attack in central London in which six people died, the London Ambulance Service said Sunday. Britain’s main Conservative and Labour parties suspended national campaigning Sunday for the upcoming general election after six people died in a suspected terror attack in London. “The Conservative party will not be campaigning nationally today. We will review as the day goes on and as more details of the attack emerge,” a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May’s centre-right party told AFP. Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the main opposition Labour party, added in a statement: “The Labour party will be suspending national campaigning until this evening, after consultations with other parties, as a mark of respect for those who have died and suffered injury.” ...