London Steps Up Security After Weekend Terror Attack

London has increased security measures after a weekend terrorist attack left seven people dead.

Concrete barricades have been erected to separate pedestrians from vehicles on some of London’s major bridges Monday, and “increased physical measures on London’s bridges to keep the public safe.” Commuters could be seen walking across the partially re-opened London Bridge Monday morning.

London Bridge rail and London underground stations re-opened at 5 a.m. Monday, but commuters were advised to avoid the station because only one exit/entrance was open, Network Rail said.

A van drove into pedestrians walking along the London Bridge Saturday night, and then three men got out and stabbed people in nearby Borough Market, killing seven people and injuring another 48. At least 21 people injured remain in critical condition. The three attackers were shot dead by police.

The Islamic State’s news agency Amaq said in a statement Sunday that ISIS “soldiers” carried out the attack.

“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 the police and all of us need to do is make sure we’re as safe as we possibly can be. I’m reassured that we are one of the safest global cities in the world, if not the safest global city in the world. But we always evolve and review ways to make sure we remain as safe as we possibly can,” London Mayor Sadiq Khan assured.

Details are still emerging, but the first victim has been identified as 30-year-old Canadian Chrissy Archibald. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told journalists on Sunday that one French national is among the dead, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that a Canadian citizen was among those killed.

The incident marks the third terror attack in the United Kingdom in three months. In March, a car and knife attack in Westminster left five people dead, and the Manchester bombing killed 22 people less than two weeks ago.