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Donald Trump has attacked Sadiq Khan on Twitter, criticising his choice of words to say there was "no reason to be alarmed" following Saturday night's attack.

The US President took to social media to tweet soon after Mr Khan had made a speech, and also promoted his Muslim travel ban, for which he has been heavily criticised.

His tweet about Mr Khan's quotes appears to have taken them out of context, after Mr Khan actually suggested it was the increased police presence and not the attack itself, that should not alarm people.

Mr Khan called Trump's tweets "ill-informed".

In his original speech on Sunday morning, Mr Khan said: "Just like terrorists are constantly evolving, finding new ways to disrupt us, harm us, attack us, the police and experts and all of us are finding new ways to keep us safe.

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"Londoners will see an increased police presence today and over the course of the next few days - no reason to be alarmed. One of the things police and all of us need to do is make sure we're as safe as we possibly can be."

But responding to the speech, Trump said: "At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is "no reason to be alarmed!""

He also then tweeted: "We must stop being politically correct and get down to the business of security for our people. If we don't get smart it will only get worse."

Responding to the tweets, the London Mayor hit back, saying: "The Mayor is busy working with the police, emergency services, and the government to coordinate the response to this horrific and cowardly terrorist attack and provide leadership and reassurance to Londoners and visitors to our city.

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"He has more important things to do than respond to Donald Trump's ill-informed tweet that deliberately takes out of context his remarks urging Londoners not to be alarmed when they saw more police - including armed officers - on the streets."

It comes after seven people were killed and at least 48 injured after terrorists drove a white van into pedestrians on London Bridge , then leapt out and started stabbing bystanders at Borough Market.

Terrified people ran for their lives, hiding behind tables and chairs and in basements as some hurled bottles at the attackers, as staff tried to lock doors.

(Image: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

Earlier on Sunday, President Trump had claimed the attack justified his travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries, even though the nationalities of the terrorists is not yet known.

That tweet was widely condemned, including by Daniel Drezner, a politics professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University,who called Trump "a cheap hustler occupying an office that you don't understand".

Trump did, however, also send a tweet in solidarity with the UK, saying:

The Republican Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, also said: "We stand resolute with our friends in London and send prayers to the victims. Terror and hate will never triumph."