0 1 7 ▁London ▁attack , ▁she ▁stated ▁that ▁these ▁attacks ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁West min ster ▁attack ▁were ▁" bound ▁together ▁by ▁the ▁single ▁evil ▁ide ology ▁of ▁Islam ist ▁extrem ism " ▁and ▁said ▁this ▁extrem ism ▁was ▁" a ▁per version ▁of ▁Islam ". ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁expressed ▁her ▁sympathy ▁to ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims . ▁Camp aign ing ▁for ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁was ▁susp ended ▁by ▁all ▁political ▁parties ▁for ▁two ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁attack . ▁The ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester , ▁Andy ▁Burn ham , ▁called ▁the ▁attack ▁" ev il " ▁and ▁announced ▁a ▁vig il ▁in ▁Albert ▁Square ▁the ▁following ▁evening , ▁which ▁thousands ▁attended . ▁The ▁Muslim ▁Council ▁of ▁Britain ▁also ▁condem ned ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁national ▁minute ' s ▁silence ▁was ▁observed ▁to ▁remember ▁the ▁vict ims . ▁ ▁Police ▁reported ▁a ▁ 5 0 0 % ▁increase ▁in ▁anti - Mus lim ▁hate ▁cr imes ▁in ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁following ▁the ▁attack . ▁The ▁Commission ▁for ▁C ounter ing ▁Ext rem ism ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁bomb ing . ▁ ▁International ▁ ▁Cond ol ences ▁were ▁expressed ▁by ▁the ▁leaders ▁and ▁govern ments ▁of ▁do z ens ▁of ▁countries , ▁United ▁Nations ▁Secretary - General ▁Ant ón io ▁G uter res , ▁Commonwealth ▁Secretary - General ▁Pat ric ia ▁Scotland , ▁President ▁of