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| London terrorist attack outside British parliament: What we know | London terrorist attack outside British parliament: What we know |
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| A terrorist attack shook central London on Wednesday, with at least four people killed and about 40 injured. RT shares what details are known so far. | |
| What happened? | What happened? |
| A car reportedly crossed Westminster Bridge mowing down pedestrians on its way to the UK Houses of Parliament. | A car reportedly crossed Westminster Bridge mowing down pedestrians on its way to the UK Houses of Parliament. |
| 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.” | 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 car hit the railing surrounding the parliament buildings. | The car hit the railing surrounding the parliament buildings. |
| A police officer was stabbed at the Carriage Gates and the assailant shot. | A police officer was stabbed at the Carriage Gates and the assailant shot. |
| Attacker and motives | Attacker and motives |
| The alleged attacker has not been identified. The assailant is thought to have acted alone. | The alleged attacker has not been identified. The assailant is thought to have acted alone. |
| “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.” | “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.” |
| “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 a terrorist incident and the counter-terrorism command are carrying out a full-scale investigation into the events today,” Rowley told reporters. |
| Victims | Victims |
| Four people are dead, including police officer PC Keith Palmer, a 15-year veteran of the force, and the attacker. The other victims were pedestrians hit by the car. | Four people are dead, including police officer PC Keith Palmer, a 15-year veteran of the force, and the attacker. The other victims were pedestrians hit by the car. |
| The attack also left about 40 people injured. Twenty-nine of those were treated in hospital, Rowley said, adding that seven people are now in critical condition. | |
| 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.” | 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. | Shocking videos and photos show people lying on the bridge, bleeding heavily, with distraught members of the public rushing to their aid. |
| Lockdown | 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. | 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. |