Maps and graphics show how the attacks in London Bridge and Borough Market unfolded, killing seven people and injuring 48

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A van drives into a crowd of people on London Bridge

At about 10.08pm on Saturday a white van driving at about 50mph struck pedestrians on London Bridge and then continued towards Borough Market.

The London ambulance service was called to the incident, and the first crew arrived within six minutes. At least 48 injured people were taken to hospitals across the capital.

Attackers leave the van outside Borough Market

The van continued down Borough High Street where it crashed outside the Barrow Boy and Banker pub. The suspects then left the vehicle and a number of people were stabbed, including an on-duty British Transport Police officer who sustained serious injuries.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest The white van after the attack. Photograph: Universal News And Sport (Europe)

Witnesses reported seeing the attackers stabbing people in Borough Market along Stoney Street near Brindisa restaurant, El Pastor tapas restaurant, the Wheatsheaf pub, Roast restaurant and Black and Blue restaurant.

Witnesses described desperately throwing bottles and chairs at the attackers in an attempt to stop them.

Three attackers are shot dead by police

Within eight minutes of the first call to emergency services, officers arrived on the scene and shot dead three attackers outside the Wheatsheaf pub. The suspects were wearing what looked like explosive vests but these were later established to be fake.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest A picture that has been circulating showing a man on the ground who appears to have canisters strapped to his body. The Guardian is not showing his face until his identity and connection to the incident have been established. Photograph: Gabriele Sciotto

Police arrest 12 people after raids

Following an operation in Barking, officers from the Met’s counter-terrorism command arrested 12 people in connection with the attack. They raided a block of flats shortly before midday on Sunday where at least one of the suspects is thought to have lived. Police also raided a flat above a betting shop on Barking Road in East Ham. Witnesses reported a heavy police presence and cordons near East Ham town hall.

Recent UK attacks

The London Bridge attack is the second attack in London and third attack in Britain in two months.

On 22 March, a man drove a car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and then entered parliament armed with one or more knives. Five people died including the British-born attacker and a police officer.

On 22 May, at least 22 people, including children, were killed and 59 injured in a suicide bombing at a crowded pop concert in Manchester, the most deadly attack in Britain in a decade.