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In a deadly attack on Wednesday in London, a man driving a sport utility vehicle crushed pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, then stabbed and killed a police officer outside Parliament.In a deadly attack on Wednesday in London, a man driving a sport utility vehicle crushed pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, then stabbed and killed a police officer outside Parliament.
• The police on Thursday revised the death toll to four from five, including the assailant and a police officer. About 40 people were wounded.• The police on Thursday revised the death toll to four from five, including the assailant and a police officer. About 40 people were wounded.
• Seven people have been arrested at six addresses in London, in Birmingham and elsewhere in Britain. The police said that a “full counterterrorism investigation was underway.” • Eight people have been arrested at six addresses in London, Birmingham and elsewhere in Britain. The police said that a “full counterterrorism investigation was underway.”
• The driver of the vehicle mowed down pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and drove toward the Parliament building. After crashing into a railing, he got out of the car and approached Parliament, where he fatally stabbed a police officer. The police then fatally shot the assailant. • The casualties included 12 Britons, at least four South Koreans, three French children, two Romanians, and citizens of several other countries.
• The police said the attacker was most likely inspired by international terrorism. • The police said the attacker was born in Britain, known to the authorities and most likely inspired by international terrorism.
• Parliament Square and its immediate vicinity remained cordoned off to the public Thursday morning. • Parliament Square and its immediate vicinity remained cordoned off to the public Thursday morning, but lawmakers have resumed their normal business.
• The severity of the injuries among the 40 wounded.• The severity of the injuries among the 40 wounded.
• The identity of the attacker and his nationality, although police officials said they believed they knew who he was.• The identity of the attacker and his nationality, although police officials said they believed they knew who he was.
• The motives of the assailant, and the extent to which the attack was premeditated.• The motives of the assailant, and the extent to which the attack was premeditated.
• The associates of the assailant, if any, and whether he was connected to a larger network. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.• The associates of the assailant, if any, and whether he was connected to a larger network. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Photographs — some of them graphic — show victims lying on the Westminster Bridge on the sidewalk outside the Parliament building.Photographs — some of them graphic — show victims lying on the Westminster Bridge on the sidewalk outside the Parliament building.