A man and a woman who died following the terrorist attack near to #LondonBridge on Friday, 29 November have been formally identified as Jack Merritt, 25, of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire and Saskia Jones, 23, of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.https : //t.co/mPbMkXAhOy

- Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) December 1, 2019

Earlier, US President Donald Trump expressed his condolences to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in connection with the terrorist attack in London.

On November 29, a man armed with a knife attacked passersby on the London Bridge. As a result of the incident, recognized by Scotland Yard as a terrorist attack, two people were killed.

It later turned out that the attacker was Usman Khan, a 28-year-old resident of Staffordshire, previously convicted of having connections with terrorists.

According to media reports, the Islamic State terrorist organization (IS) * claimed responsibility for the attack on the London Bridge.

* “Islamic State” (IG) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.