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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 in a terror attack near the Houses of Parliament. Here is what we know so far. | |
What happened? | |
At 14.40 GMT a single attacker drove a car over Westminster Bridge, near the Houses of Parliament in central London, killing two pedestrians and injuring many more. | |
The car then crashed into railings outside the Houses of Parliament. | The car then crashed into railings outside the Houses of Parliament. |
The attacker, armed with a knife, ran to Parliament where he was confronted by the police. One officer - who was not armed - was stabbed and killed. | |
The attacker was shot dead by armed officers. | |
Latest updates from the scene in Westminster | |
What was the scene like? | |
Witnesses have described pandemonium and panic. | |
One, Richard Tice, said he was coming out of Westminster tube station at about 14:45 and was ushered by police onto Westminster Bridge. | |
He saw people lying on the bridge being tended to. He was told that a car had mounted the pavement and driven the whole way, from south to north, across the bridge, knocking people over. | |
"I counted eight people the length of the bridge, from south to north - at least eight." | |
Who were the victims? | |
Most of their identities are not yet known. | |
The four who died included the attacker, the police officer and two people who were on the bridge. | |
The injured 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. | |
Four university students from Edge Hill University, in Lancashire, were also injured in the attack. Two were sent to hospital as "walking wounded", whilst two others had minor injuries. | |
London Ambulance Service said it had treated 12 people with serious injuries, who were all taken to hospital. They also treated eight people with less serious injuries at the scene. | London Ambulance Service said it had treated 12 people with serious injuries, who were all taken to hospital. They also treated eight people with less serious injuries at the scene. |
Kings College Hospital says eight patients were being treated there - six male, and two female. Two were described as critical and two stable | |
St Thomas' Hospital said two patients had been admitted - both were stable. | |
Just after 17:00 GMT, a woman was pulled alive from the River Thames alive, but with injuries. | |
Who was the attacker? Was there only one? | |
The attacker has not yet been identified. The prime minister said on Wednesday evening that there was a "single attacker". | |
What security has been put in place? | |
Parliament was suspended and politicians, journalists and visitors to the buildings were locked in for about five hours. | |
Hundreds of people were evacuated from Parliament to Westminster Abbey for safety. | |
Both the House of Commons and the House of Lords will sit tomorrow at their normal times. | Both the House of Commons and the House of Lords will sit tomorrow at their normal times. |
Police and the London mayor said there would be more unarmed and armed police officers on the streets in following days. | |
The UK's threat level has been set at "severe" - meaning an attack is highly likely - for some time and this would not change, the prime minister said. | |
What about travel in the area? | |
Westminster underground station has been closed and is open for interchange only. | |
Police are asking people to avoid the following areas: Parliament Square; Whitehall; Westminster Bridge; Lambeth Bridge; Victoria Street up to the junction with Broadway and the Victoria Embankment up to Embankment tube. |