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Four Australians were among the dozens caught up in Saturday night's terror attack in London, and at least two of them were stabbed in the neck.
Darwin man Andrew Morrison needed stitches after being stabbed in the side of his neck, while Brisbane woman Candice Hedge remains in hospital recovering from a wound to the throat.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said there were also two more Australians whose conditions he could not yet reveal.
Seven people were confirmed to have died in the attack, with at least 48 injured.
Three attackers were shot and killed by police within minutes of the first emergency call being received, and 12 people have been arrested in the aftermath.
'Someone help me, I've just been stabbed'
A video has emerged of Mr Morrison speaking shortly after the attack, where he says he tried to dodge an attacker's knife before being struck in the side of the neck.
"I walked outside, walked across the road and a fight breaks out. I said 'shit, what's going on here?'" Mr Morrison said.
"I start to walk towards it, all of a sudden a guy comes up with a knife, and I … duck it, and he stabs me there.
"I just push him off, blood's going everywhere. I walk into a pub, and I'm like 'someone help me, I've just been stabbed'."
When quizzed as to what the attacker was wearing, Mr Morrison said he looked like "a Muslim terrorist".
"I hate it because … I know the thing with Muslims and terrorism; he looked like a f***ing Muslim terrorist.
"And I was like, 'what are you doing mate?'"
Mr Morrison said the night of the attack was his last in London, and he was due to fly back to Australia the following day.
Terrorists 'came back' for hiding Aussie
Ms Hedge, 34, has undergone surgery after one of the attackers slashed her throat.
The wound missed her main arteries and windpipe, and she is said to be recovering well in hospital.
She was able to speak to her family back home in Queensland, who said the terrorists spotted Ms Hedge hiding and came back to stab her.
"She works in a restaurant near there and I'm not sure if it was in the restaurant or in the other area around it like the markets," her grandfather, Brian Hedge, said.
"She was hiding apparently and someone was leaving and saw her hiding and came back and stabbed her — bloody awful."
Ms Hedge has been living in the UK for about 12 months.
"She really enjoys life and she's really good at her job — a gorgeous girl," Mr Hedge said.
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