Thousands of Londoners gathered in Trafalgar Square tonight, March 23, to hold a vigil in remembrance of those who died in yesterday's terrorist attack.

At 6pm the crowd went silent as they listened to speakers, including London Mayor Sadiq Khan, say their tribute to those who had died.

A message of standing together was shared by many of the people attending, by how people from the city would show they were stronger than these attacks.

Sadiq Khan said: "We are here to send a clear message that Londoners will never be cowed by terrorism. Those evil and twisted individuals who try to destroy our shared way of life will never succeed.

"London is a great city full of amazing people from all backgrounds and when Londoners face adversity, we stand up for our values and show everyone that we are the greatest city in the world.

"Our response to this attack against out city and our way of life shows the world what it means to be a Londoner."

Jeff, from Tooting, said: "I felt I needed to do something, to show up with my fellow Londoners.

"I had the feeling I wanted to do something but I didn't know what. I wanted to be shoulder to shoulder with my fellow Londoners.

"I was impressed by what Sadiq Khan said about how we need to show the world we aren't scared. Well, we are scared a bit but we can't let them see that we are."

John Wood, from Kennington, said: "It's my way to show solidarity, and to see what's going on, and how the different faiths are going to sort out their differences.

"We need to be on the forefront of that so many people can see us working together."

Farhad Ahmad, from Tolworth, was there with a group of Muslim adults and children from Mitcham, Tooting and Wimbledon, wearing t-shirts telling people to ask the any question about Islam, trying to send the message that it people like the terrorist don't represent their faith.

Farhad said: "The atrocious acts have affected us as much as anyone else.

"When people see these kind of acts we see people have a lot of questions and that turns into hatred if they aren't answered, so we are here to answer those questions.

"Kids are very open-minded but what they get taught at their homes they carry on into school, so when something like this happens it can affect out kids in school."

Craig Mackey, acting Met Police Commissioner, said: "We do get to choose our reaction and gathering here today shows what we can do moving forward.

"People have tried to tear this city apart many times before. They have never succeeded and they never will.

"We will come together and embrace our differences. In doing so we will clearly demonstrate the futility of hatred and the overwhelming power of friendship."