This article is from the source 'rtcom' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.rt.com/news/435883-car-london-parliament-police/
The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Armed police at London’s Parliament after car smashes into barriers (WATCH LIVE) | Armed police at London’s Parliament after car smashes into barriers (WATCH LIVE) |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| A car has smashed into a security barrier outside the Houses of Parliament in London, injuring several people. Police have arrested a man and cordoned off the area. | |
| Metropolitan Police say that several pedestrians were injured when a vehicle hit barriers outside London’s Parliament around 8am local time on Monday. The driver was arrested at the scene. | Metropolitan Police say that several pedestrians were injured when a vehicle hit barriers outside London’s Parliament around 8am local time on Monday. The driver was arrested at the scene. |
| None of the victims is in a life-threatening condition, police believe. | |
| Parliament Square was shut down, according to British media, and a large number of police cars descended on the site. Westminster tube station has been closed. | |
| The authorities have not stated whether the incident was terrorism-related or not. A police spokeswoman said that they are “still trying to piece it together,” according to Reuters. | |
| MORE TO FOLLOW | MORE TO FOLLOW |