London Bridge terror attack victims will be remembered as coroner reads out ...

Coroner will pay tribute to the eight London Bridge terror attack victims as inquest in 2017 massacre opens today Eight people died after terrorists attacked crowds at London Bridge in June 2017 Khuram Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghba were all shot dead by police An eight-week inquiry into the deaths of victims to begin at the Old Bailey today Chief coroner will be hearing 'pen portraits' of the victims from their loved ones 

By Alexander Robertson For Mailonline

Published: 09:14 BST, 7 May 2019 | Updated: 11:00 BST, 7 May 2019

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An inquest into the deaths of eight people killed in the London Bridge terror attack is due to open today.

Three women and five men died when three terrorists ploughed into crowds in a white van before stabbing revellers with 12in ceramic knives on June 3, 2017.

The victims were Christine Archibald, 30, Xavier Thomas, 45, Alexandre Pigeard, 26, Sara Zelenak, 21, Kirsty Boden, 28, Sebastien Belanger, 36, James McMullan, 32, and Ignacio Echeverria, 39.

Their attackers, Khuram Butt, 27, Rachid Redouane, 30, and Youssef Zaghba, 22, were shot dead by police at the scene.

An eight-week inquiry into the victims' deaths will begin at the Old Bailey today, which will be followed by a separate hearing for the inquests of their killers in front of a jury.

(Top row left to right) Christine Archibald, James McMullan, Alexandre Pigeard, Sebastien Belanger; (bottom row left to right) Kirsty Boden, Sara Zelenak, Xavier Thomas and Ignacio Echeverria

(Top row left to right) Christine Archibald, James McMullan, Alexandre Pigeard, Sebastien Belanger; (bottom row left to right) Kirsty Boden, Sara Zelenak, Xavier Thomas and Ignacio Echeverria 

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