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Kind-hearted Londoners have rallied around to offer shelter, tea and free lifts to those in need after tonight's London Bridge terror attack.

The capital has been rocked by the attack, which has left at least two people dead and a number of others injured.

A van ploughed into pedestrians on the bridge, before officers attended nearby Borough Market to reports of stabbing.

Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed the atrocity is being treated as a 'potential act of terrorism'.

Big-hearted Londoners responded to the attacks by opening up their homes to anyone who needed a place to stay.

Lydia Hamilton‏ posted on Twitter: "I live about 15 mins from London Bridge if anyone needs somewhere to stay, charger, tea, a comfy sofa, somewhere safe DM me. #LondonBridge"

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An account called @tweetminicab was offering free lifts to stranded Londoners.

They tweeted: "Anybody around the London Bridge area who is stuck, tweet us if you need a lift. #RT #NoCharge"

Thomas Charles said: "If people can't get home, let me know. I have space and will come walk you from London Bridge to my house if you need me to. #LondonBridge"

Rajwant Singh‏ tweeted: "Sikh gurdwaras in London are open for all seeking shelter, care n food."

Emily Poole posteLike the many others our flat will be open tonight to anybody who needs shelter in the #Vauxhall #SouthLondon #staysafe #london."

Inder Singh wrote: "Sikh gurdwara's can and will help #shelter #food #LondonBridge #BoroughMarket #BeSafe."

Eva Klute‏ tweeted: "Anyone needing somewhere to crash near #Vauxhall please get in touch immediately."

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Helen O’Rahilly said: "I have space in my North London house if anyone displaced by events tonight needs a bed/solace/wine/tea."

And a young man caught up in the attack thanked two strangers who offered him a bed for the night after being left stranded.

George Moss, 22, was unable to get home after police put a cordon between Borough Market and Elephant and Castle.

Mr Moss, originally from Guernsey, also lost his phone during the evening, which meant he initially had no way of contacting family or friends to ask for a bed to stay.

After borrowing a phone from a reporter at the scene, Mr Moss was able to get in touch with Holly Robinson and Mary Lynch, who tweeted that strangers with nowhere else to stay could crash at their home in Vauxhall.

Speaking from his new, temporary accommodation, Mr Moss said: "I was out this evening trying to make my own way home at around 11.30pm but couldn't make my way through anywhere.

"I met (a reporter) who lent me his phone so I tried to get hold of my mum and dad.

"After that I went towards Vauxhall and found Holly and Mary who very kindly gave me a place to stay.

"(Without them) I would have been in a pickle, I wouldn't have anywhere else to go.

"Having someone so close and so willing to help makes a massive difference."

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Ms Lynch, 23, from Nottingham, said: "I think we saw when things (terror attacks) had happened in Orlando and Manchester and thinking if I had been in that situation I would want to know that people were going to open up their homes."

Ms Robinson, from Birmingham, said her original tweet was able to reach many followers after it was retweeted by former Newsround presenter Lizo Mzimba, who she once met after asking him for a selfie.

She said: "I just tweeted it (the offer) because we were here, we have friends stuck in various places. You have to give whatever you can, whenever you can.

"That's all we wanted to do, we didn't know if anyone would come but it was just to put the offer out there."

Up to 20 people are feared to be injured on the bridge tonight as horrified witnesses reported seeing bodies strewn on the pavement after the incident at about 10pm.

Metropolitan Police have also confirmed a second incident at Borough Market involving reports of stabbings.

Witnesses at Borough Market claimed three men jumped out of a van and started stabbing people.

The vehicle mounted the pavement at the scene in central London this evening before mowing down pedestrians, according to shocked witnesses.

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