A CANDLELIT vigil is planned for the town centre this evening in honour of the victims of the London terror attack on Saturday night.

Seven people died in the incident with 48 people being taken to hospital, 21 critically injured.

Pedestrians were mowed down by a van on London Bridge before three attackers stabbed a police officer and revellers around Borough Market with 12-inch knives.

Organiser Jamie Brewer, who lives in Wichelstowe, said he wants candles to 'spread the light of British culture in Swindon'.

"It would be lovely to remember the victims of the London and Manchester attack as a community," he said.

"Instead of arguing on (Facebook) groups about what's right and wrong let's come together as the great community we are." 

Jamie will be giving out candles from 6pm.

Today bangs and gunshots were reported as two more addresses in east London were searched by police in connection with Saturday's terror attack.

The Metropolitan Police said officers entered properties in Newham and Barking and "a number" of people had been detained and spoken to.

Residents reported hearing "loud flash bangs and gunshots" in the early hours of this morning.

Twitter user BatemanLDN said: "It woke me up along with the whole street. Extremely loud bangs followed by gunshot bangs.

"All ok - very shaken residents nearby though. All quietened down now."

Simon Tucker wrote: "Heard this in the Dagenham area at around 4:15 am. Started with loud explosion sound. Followed by about 20 shots, Some sounded distant."

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick confirmed police knew the identity of all three killers and Scotland Yard says it will release the terrorists' names "as soon as operationally possible".

The commissioner said it was a "high priority" for officers to understand whether they had help from anyone else in the planning of the attack.

The three men, wearing fake suicide bomb vests, were shot dead by eight officers outside a pub after police opened fire with an "unprecedented" hail of 50 bullets, while a bystander was also shot.

Scotland Yard said seven women and five men aged between 19 and 60 were arrested under the Terrorism Act in Barking on Sunday. A 55-year-old man was later released without charge.

A vigil will be held on this evening near London Bridge in honour of the victims of the attack, which took place at around 10pm, while a minute's silence will take place at 11am on Tuesday.

The first victim of the attack has been named as Canadian national Christine Archibald, who worked in a homeless shelter until she moved to Europe to be with her fiance.

Her family said in a statement: "We grieve the loss of our beautiful, loving daughter and sister. She had room in her heart for everyone and believed strongly that every person was to be valued and respected.

"She would have had no understanding of the callous cruelty that caused her death."

Network Rail said London Bridge rail and London Underground stations reopened at 5am but the rail station will be exit only.

People from around the world were caught up as hundreds cowered in pubs and restaurants, barricading themselves inside as the attackers stalked the streets.

Tales of heroism emerged in the aftermath, with one British Transport Police officer taking on the trio armed only with his baton before being stabbed in the head, face and leg.

As counter-terrorism police units and security services launched a huge investigation for the third time in a matter of weeks, officers arrested a dozen people in raids on flats in Barking, east London, where residents said they believed one of the terrorists may have lived.

One neighbour said one of the attackers had recently asked him how he could hire a van.

A friend of one of the attackers also told the BBC Asian Network he had reported him to the anti-terror hotline after he began expressing increasingly radical views and justifying terror attacks, but the man said he was never arrested.

Two suspects were also detained in East Ham.