World leaders expressed solidarity with Great Britain

Over the past day, the leaders of different states expressed solidarity with the inhabitants of London and the Government of Great Britain. US President Donald Trump said that you need to be "smart, vigilant and gesture." "The United States will do everything to help London and the United Kingdom," he wrote on his Twitter.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that "France is in the face of a new tragedy more than ever supported the United Kingdom." He expressed support to all victims in the attack and relatives of the dead.

The Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel said: "In the struggle against any form of terrorism, we stand firmly and decisively on the side of Great Britain."

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent the Prime Minister of Great Britain Teresa Mei a telegram with words of condolences. He called the attack in London a crime that "shocks with his cruelty and cynicism."

The condolences and words of solidarity were sent to the Londoners by the NATO Secretary General: "We are, together with the inhabitants of London and with everyone who was affected by brutal attacks on the London bridge." The head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Junker expressed “horror” in connection with the terrorist attack in London and wished the families of the dead and the victims: “take care of yourself”.

The London attack on June 3 became the third for three and a small month in the UK and the second during the election parliamentary campaign before voting on June 8. At least 7 people became his victims, 48 were injured. Three terrorists, who first hit a car on passers -by on the London bridge, and then continued attacks with knives, were shot by police officers. According to the latest messages, the Islamic State terrorist group took responsibility for the terrorist group, Reuters, AP and AFP said

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Investigation of the attack in London

On March 22, six people, including the attacker, were killed and at least 50 people were injured as a result of an attack near the parliament building. The attacker of Khalid Masud first crashed into passers -by on the Vestminster bridge on a car, after which he got out of the car and ran to the parliament with a knife, where he was shot dead by the police.

On May 22, 22 people died in Manchester and 116 were injured as a result of an explosion arranged by a suicide bomber at Manchester Arena. The attacking 22-year-old Salman Abedi blew up a home-made bomb in the lobby of the concert hall when the audience diverged after the performance of the American pop singer Ariana Grande.