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An attacker used a vehicle to mow down pedestrians before stabbing a police officer to death outside Britain’s houses of parliament on Wednesday afternoon, in what police described as a major terrorist incident. A terrorist attack shook central London on Wednesday, with at least 5 people killed and 40 more injured. RT shares what details are known so far.
What happened?
The alleged attacker has not been named. The assailant is thought to have acted alone. A car reportedly crossed Westminster Bridge mowing down pedestrians on its way to the UK Houses of Parliament.
Four people are dead, including the alleged attacker who was shot by armed police at Westminster. An eyewitness, Richard Tice, told RT: “For the whole length of the bridge, from south to north, there were people lying on the ground and I was then told that a car had driven from the south end all the way up the pavement to the north end of the bridge.”
The victims include a police officer stabbed at the House of Commons who died despite the efforts of doctors and a passing government minister who tried to save him. The car hit the railing surrounding the parliament buildings.
The two other victims were struck by a 4x4 vehicle that plowed into people walking on nearby Westminster Bridge. A police officer was stabbed at the Carriage Gates and the assailant shot.
At least 20 people have been injured, according to police.St Thomas Hospital says it is treating people with “catastrophic” injuries after the vehicle reportedly mounted the pavement on the bridge and “tried to mow people down.”
An eyewitness, Richard Tice, told RT: “For the whole length of the bridge, from south to north, there were people lying on the ground and I was then told that a car had driven from the south end all the way up the pavement to the north end of the bridge. Attacker and motives
“I counted at least eight people injured on the ground.” The alleged attacker has not been identified. The assailant is thought to have acted alone.
A woman with serious injuries is being treated after falling from the bridge into the River Thames. Eyewitnesses say a number of people either jumped or were knocked down over the side of the bridge. “We think we know who the attacker is,” said Acting Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Mark Rowley, Britain’s most senior counter-terrorism officer. He added that police were not willing to divulge the assailant’s name at this time, although “Islamic terrorism is our assumption.”
Shocking videos and photographs show people lying on the bridge, bleeding heavily, with distraught members of the public rushing to their aid. “We’ve declared this a terrorist incident and the counter-terrorism command are carrying out a full-scale investigation into the events today,” Rowley told reporters.
“We’ve declared this as a terrorist incident and the counter-terrorism command are carrying out a full-scale investigation into the events today,” Mark Rowley, Britain’s most senior counter-terrorism officer, told reporters. Victims
Lawmakers were kept on lockdown inside parliament while police secured the scene, and tourists were trapped on the nearby London Eye for about three hours. Five people are dead, including police officer PC Keith Palmer, a 15-year veteran of the force, and the attacker. The three other victims were pedestrians hit by the car.
"At this stage – but it may change – we believe approximately 40 people were injured, including three police officers,” Rowley said.
St Thomas Hospital says it is treating people with “catastrophic” injuries after the vehicle reportedly mounted the pavement on the bridge and “tried to mow people down.”
Shocking videos and photos show people lying on the bridge, bleeding heavily, with distraught members of the public rushing to their aid.
Lockdown
Lawmakers were kept on lockdown inside the parliament buildings while police secured the scene, and tourists were trapped on the nearby London Eye for about three hours.
Downing Street says Prime Minister Theresa May will chair a Cabinet Office Briefing Room (COBRA) emergency meeting on Wednesday night.Downing Street says Prime Minister Theresa May will chair a Cabinet Office Briefing Room (COBRA) emergency meeting on Wednesday night.
May is safe after the incident, Downing Street said.May is safe after the incident, Downing Street said.