At least seven people were killed in a terror attack in the British capital late on Saturday when a van smashed into pedestrians on London Bridge before three assailants went on a stabbing spree.

The trio were shot dead by the police at the scene.

A man carries a dog with a woman wearing a dressing gown after an attack in London, Sunday, June 4, 2017. Terrorism struck at the heart of London, police said Sunday, after a vehicle veered off the road and mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge and witnesses told of men with large knives stabbing passersby at nearby Borough Market. Photo: AP

The attack came 12 days after a suicide bombing in Manchester and five days ahead of a general election.

Here are some of the photos from the scene that emerged following the attack.  

People talk to police officers at a cordon as they tried to find their way back to where they were staying after an attack in London, Sunday, June 4, 2017. Terrorism struck at the heart of London, police said Sunday, after a vehicle veered off the road and mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge and witnesses told of men with large knives stabbing passersby at nearby Borough Market. Photo: AP

The attack comes 12 days after a suicide bombing in Manchester and five days ahead of a general election. Photo: AFP

Police officers and emergency response vehicles are seen on the street outside Borough Market on June 4, 2017, the morning after a terror attack on London Bridge and the Borough area in London. Photo: AFP

Guests from the Premier Inn Bankside Hotel are evacuated and kept in a group with police on Upper Thames Street following an incident in central London, Saturday, June 3, 2017. Terrorism struck at the heart of London, police said Sunday, after a vehicle veered off the road and mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge and gunshots rang out amid reports of knife attacks at nearby Borough Market. Photo taken from AP

In this image made from PA Video footage, people receive medical attention in Thrale Street near London Bridge following a terrorist incident Sunday, June 4, 2017. Terrorism struck at the heart of London, police said Sunday, after a vehicle veered off the road and mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge and gunshots rang out amid reports of knife attacks at nearby Borough Market. Photo taken from AP

Armed police officers walk outside Borough Market after an attack left 6 people dead and dozens injured in London, Britain, on June 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters

People leave the area after an incident near London Bridge in London, Britain, on June 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters

A police forensics investigator works on London Bridge after an attack left 6 people dead and dozens injured in London, Britain, on June 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters

A helicopter lands on London Bridge after an attack in central London, Saturday, June 3, 2017. Armed British police rushed to London Bridge late Saturday after reports of a vehicle running down pedestrians and people being stabbed nearby. Photo taken from AP

Armed police stand on Borough High Street after an incident in central London, Saturday, June 3, 2017. Terrorism struck at the heart of London, police said Sunday, after a vehicle veered off the road and mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge and gunshots rang out amid reports of knife attacks at nearby Borough Market. Photo taken from AP

Police attend to an incident near London Bridge in London, Britain, on June 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters