Cardinal prays for London terror attack victims

Police officers at the scene of the terror attack on London Bridge (Getty)

Cardinal Vincent Nichols offers prayers after terrorists kill seven people

Cardinal Vincent Nichols has offered prayers for the victims of last night’s terrorist attack in London.

The Archbishop of Westminster and president of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales tweeted that all affected by the attack were in his prayers.

All involved in disturbing and violent incidents in #LondonBridge #BoroughMarket and #Vauxhall are in my prayers this night.

— Cardinal Nichols (@CardinalNichols) June 3, 2017

Seven people were killed and at least 48 injured after a white van hit several pedestrians at London Bridge. Three men left the vehicle and stabbed a number of people in nearby Borough Market.

Armed officers shot all three suspects within eight minutes of receiving the first emergency call.