London Bridge attack: British police makes three more arrests in connection with IS-claimed terror strike

London: Three more people were arrested in connection with London Bridge attack which left eight people dead, British police said.Two men were arrested by police "supported by firearms officers" on a street in Ilford, east London, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Wednesday.[caption id="attachment_3522999" align="alignleft" width="380"]

A police officer clears people away from the area near London Bridge after an incident in central London on Saturday. AP[/caption]A 27-year-old was detained on terrorism charges while the second, 33, was arrested on drugs charges.The third suspect, 29, was apprehended at a home in the same area of the British capital. He was also arrested on "suspicion of the preparation of terrorist acts", police said.Searches were underway at the residential property and a business address in Ilford, the latest in a series of raid since the weekend assault.Three attackers were shot dead by police on Saturday as they carried out a stabbing spree in London's Borough Market, a warren of bars and restaurants, after mowing down pedestrians as they drove a van across London Bridge.Eight people were killed in the attack, including a Frenchman whose body was found in the River Thames on Tuesday, and 48 people were hospitalised.The latest arrests come on the eve of Britain's general election on Wednesday, after a political campaign marred by the London attack and a suicide bombing in Manchester last month which left 22 people dead.The Metropolitan Police said they had reviewed security ahead of the vote, putting in place a "specialist and highly flexible operation" which can be deployed as needed.