No funeral prayer

A group of 130 imams and religious leaders have refused to perform the traditional Islamic funeral prayer for the London Bridge attackers.

The leaders said they would not carry out the ritual that is normally performed for every Muslim, regardless of their actions.

In a statement on social media, the group said: “Consequently, and in light of other such ethical principles which are quintessential to Islam, we will not perform the traditional Islamic funeral prayer over the perpetrators and we also urge fellow imams and religious authorities to withdraw such a privilege.

Kirsty Boden

The statement added: “This is because such indefensible actions are completely at odds with the lofty teachings of Islam.”

Religious leaders of all backgrounds have condemned the attack which killed seven and injured 47 on Saturday evening when three men rammed a rental van into pedestrians then randomly stabbed revellers in bars and restaurants near Borough Market.

A panel of speakers at the East London Mosque said they would work to combat extremists' “twisted narrative and their perversion” of religion.

The statement from imams came as more heroics of the victims came forward. The third victim of the London Bridge terror attack has been named as Kirsty Boden, an Australian nurse who "ran towards danger” to help people during the deadly onslaught.

The 28-year-old is among the victims when three terrorists rammed a white van into people in the London Bridge area, before exiting the vehicle and stabbing people at random in Borough market.

Ms Boden worked at Guy's Hospital in London Bridge.

The three terrorists carrying out Saturday night's attack were shot dead by police within eight minutes of the alarm being raised.