London terror attack: 5 killed, 40 injured in UK Parliament terror attack

Five people were killed and 40 others injured when a terrorist suspect mowed down pedestrians on a bridge and stabbed a police officer outside parliament complex before being shot dead by Scotland Yard officers in an incident inspired by “international terrorism”.

There were loud bangs and gunshots outside the Houses of Parliament and in this attack four people are dead including the attacker and one police officer. An eyewitness, according to the reports said that a car was seen to mow down five people on Westminster Bridge. One woman was also rescued alive from river Thames after she fell in the water when the car hit the tourists.

Here’s what we know so far:

• An assailant was shot outside parliament by armed police.
•  Witnesses said a vehicle struck several people on Westminster Bridge near parliament, and photos showed a car plowed into railings.
• Woman dies & a number are hurt, some with “catastrophic” injuries in today’s events, AFP reports.
• London police treating a gun and knife incident at Britain’s Parliament ‘as a terrorist incident’.
•  Specialist counter-terrorism firearms officers are on the scene in #Westminster, UK reports say.
•  White House says U.S. President Trump briefed on a gun and knife incident at Britain’s Parliament.

There was an official report which was released by the mayor of London:

Armed Police have opened fire and shot an intruder inside the grounds of the Houses of Parliament amid reports a car drove into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge.

Several shots were fired at around 2.35pm moments after a loud bang was heard near the grounds of Parliament.

Three bodies were visible on the floor outside Parliament and the Palace was placed on an immediate lock down.

Others were seen lying in the road on Westminster Bridge, where reports suggest around six people were knocked down by a car.

Prime Minister Theresa May is said to have been bundled into a car by a plain-clothes police officer and driven quickly from the scene.

The House of Commons was suspended by Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle. MPs have been ordered to wait inside the Commons chamber.

Below is a video documenting the event:

A car on Westminster Bridge has just mowed down at least 5 people. pic.twitter.com/tdCR9I0NgJ

— Radosław Sikorski (@sikorskiradek) March 22, 2017

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Shooting outside UK Parliament: Visuals from the spot #London pic.twitter.com/z4ihqdmZqs

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Story Credits: DailyMail UK