A LEAST one Spaniard is among the injured in last night's terrorist attack in London, which happened just minutes after the end of the Champions' League final in Cardiff, won by Real Madrid.
As yet, the identities of the seven who were killed and the 48 wounded when a white van ploughed through 20 pedestrians on London Bridge before heading to Borough Market and stabbing several restaurant customers have not been revealed.
Spanish foreign affairs minister Alfonso Dastis says a person with a Spanish passport – although it is not known whether they are an expat or a tourist – is being treated in a London hospital, although the patient's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Witnesses on London Bridge said they saw 'people flying through the air' and 'throwing themselves into the Thames', and at least six people lying on the ground.
A young woman was seen staggering into a pub near the bridge with blood pouring from her neck and mouth.
So far, 12 people have been arrested and the three main attackers – all men – have been shot dead by police.
They were wearing what appeared to be suicide bomber vests, but which turned out to be waistcoats with tin plates stuck to them and no explosives inside.
The attackers were said to be carrying huge knives and stabbed bystanders at random in an attack that was over in the space of 10 minutes.
Many injured parties were seen being given mouth-to-mouth and CPR on the bridge and in the Borough Market area, a popular pub and restaurant zone which attracts hundreds of tourists and locals round the clock.
In less than three months, 34 people have been killed in terrorist attacks in the UK – five in Westminster at the hands of Kent-born Brit Adrian Elms, a self-proclaimed 'Muslim convert' who changed his name to Khalid Masood, then 22 revellers at Ariana Grande's Manchester Arena concert a fortnight ago, six of whom were children and the majority of whom were under 21.
Ariana's concert in aid of the victims, in which she will be joined by Take That, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Oasis and other huge bands and artists, will still go ahead despite the London attack.
Tickets for the show were sold out in 20 minutes of going on sale, and all proceeds will go towards helping the surviving victims and the loved ones of those who lost their lives.
Back in Spain, King Felipe and Queen Letizia (pictured) tweeted their support for the UK, accompanied by a photo of them dressed in black for mourning.
“The British people will rise above this barbaric and senseless attack,” said the monarchs' message.
They are due on Spain's first State visit to the UK in 30 years in July, invited by Queen Elizabeth II, their original date of June 8 having been put back due to the snap general election.
