London Terrorist Attack: What You Need to Know

Seven people have died and fifty more have been injured in a terrorist attack near the busy London Bridge Station.
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Seven people have died and fifty more have been injured in a terrorist attack near the busy London Bridge Station in the center of the British capital late Saturday, Metropolitan Police have confirmed, the latest in a string of attacks that has gripped the nation over the past three months.

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May condemned the attack in a statement outside Downing Street early Sunday, and vowed that the country's general election would take place as scheduled on June 8, although both of the main political parties would suspend campaigning for the day.

"Enough is enough," May said in a strongly-worded response to last night's incident in which she hinted at a change in approach to those suspected of radicalizing young men and women towards terror.

"There is far too much tolerance of extremism in our country ... we cannot and must not pretend that things can continue as they are."