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Posted: 2017-06-04T22:10:37Z | Updated: 2017-06-07T15:49:56Z

Police raised the death toll in last weekends London attack from seven to eight after recovering a body from the River Thames on Tuesday.

On Saturday, three terrorists drove a van into a crowd of pedestrians on London Bridge, then stabbed several people at the nearby Borough Market. At least 48 others were injured in the attack, including an on-duty police officer .

London police shot and killed the three male suspects, who appeared to be wearing vests with fake explosive devices.

The attack on the United Kingdoms capital is the latest in a string of terror-related incidents to hit the U.K. within the last three months. In April, a man drove a rented car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge , left the vehicle and then fatally stabbed a police officer. Last month, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive outside of the Manchester Arena following an Ariana Grande concert, killing 22 people.

Friends, family and community members offered glimpses into the lives lost during the latest attack in London:

Xavier Thomas