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London attack: What we know so far | London attack: What we know so far |
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Four people have died and 20 people have been injured after what police are treating as terrorist attacks in Westminster, earlier on Wednesday. Here is what we know so far. | |
At 14.40 (GMT) the Metropolitan Police were called in an incident around Parliament Square in central London. | At 14.40 (GMT) the Metropolitan Police were called in an incident around Parliament Square in central London. |
Reports made to the police included a person in the river, a car hitting pedestrians and a man armed with a knife. | Reports made to the police included a person in the river, a car hitting pedestrians and a man armed with a knife. |
Witnesses saw a car drive across Westminster Bridge and hit a number of pedestrians walking on the pavement. | Witnesses saw a car drive across Westminster Bridge and hit a number of pedestrians walking on the pavement. |
These included three police officers who were walking across the bridge on their way back from a commendation ceremony. | |
A group of French schoolchildren were also on the bridge and three were injured in the incident. | |
French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve tweeted his support to the British as well as to "the French students wounded, their families and their schoolmates". | |
The car then crashed into railings outside the Houses of Parliament. | The car then crashed into railings outside the Houses of Parliament. |
Acting Deputy Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police Mark Rowley said two people had died after the incident on the bridge and 20 people had been injured. | |
The London Ambulance Service earlier said it had treated at least 10 people from the incident. | |
Shortly after the incident on the bridge, a police officer was stabbed in the grounds of the Houses of Parliament. The attacker was then shot. | Shortly after the incident on the bridge, a police officer was stabbed in the grounds of the Houses of Parliament. The attacker was then shot. |
The BBC has been told that an MP gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for 15 minutes "but sadly the officer died". | The BBC has been told that an MP gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for 15 minutes "but sadly the officer died". |
Acting Deputy Commissioner Rowley confirmed the armed officer had died, as well as a man they believed to be the attacker. | |
He told a press conference he believed there to be only one attacker, but searches were ongoing. | |
Parliament has been suspended for the rest of the day and politicians, journalists and visitors to the buildings were locked in for about two hours. | |
Just after 17:00 GMT, a woman was pulled from the River Thames alive, but with injuries. | Just after 17:00 GMT, a woman was pulled from the River Thames alive, but with injuries. |
Commander BJ Harrington of the Metropolitan Police, the senior national co-ordinator at the Met, has declared the events as terrorist incidents. | |
Prime Minister Theresa May is to chair a meeting of the government's emergency Cobra committee later. | Prime Minister Theresa May is to chair a meeting of the government's emergency Cobra committee later. |
Both the House of Commons and the House of Lords will sit tomorrow at their normal times. |