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| London terror attack: 75-year-old man becomes fourth victim – live updates | London terror attack: 75-year-old man becomes fourth victim – live updates |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 1.43am GMT | |
| 01:43 | |
| Daniel Hurst | |
| Four of the five South Koreans who were injured in the attack have been released from hospital. | |
| They are all aged in their 50s and 60s. The Korea Herald reports that the fourt who have been released from hospital – three women and a man – suffered injuries such as broken bones when they were caught in the rush following the attack. They are likely to return to South Korea today, the Korea JoongAng Daily reports. | |
| A 67-year-old woman who underwent surgery for a head injury was “awaiting progress after the operation”, South Korean foreign ministry spokesperson Cho June-hyuck told reporters at a news briefing. | |
| “We will provide all necessary assistance to the injured citizens and their families until they come home safely,” he said. | |
| The South Korean government yesterday issued a statement saying it “strongly condemns the barbarian attack on civilians” and would actively participate in the global fight against terrorism. | |
| 1.30am GMT | |
| 01:30 | |
| Associated Press has more on Kurt Cochran, the American man named earlier as one of the victims who was killed on Westminster bridge. | |
| Cochran, who was travelling across Europe with his wife, Melissa, to celebrate 25 years of marriage, died after being hit by the car driven by Khalid Masood. Melissa Cochran was injured. | |
| AP reports from West Bountiful, Utah, the couple’s home: | |
| For the last decade, the couple ran a recording studio in their basement in a neighbourhood just outside Salt Lake City. | |
| Bret Layton started crying while talking about his longtime friend outside Cochran’s house on Thursday. Layton said he ran the recording studio with Kurt Cochran. “He’s one of those guys: you just know you want him to be your friend within five minutes … He was just an overall good guy to everybody,” Layton said. | |
| Melissa Cochran is still hospitalised. She suffered a broken leg, broken rib and a cut and bruises, said friend Mike Murphy. | |
| Murphy, owner of Murphy’s Guitars in Bountiful, said Kurt Cochran would come into his shop regularly. “He loved music,” Murphy said. “He was always around when there were music things going on.” | |
| Emma Dugal, executive director of Bountiful Davis art center, said the couple had volunteered at the organisation’s annual summer arts festival for years. She described them as warm, friendly people and, as a couple, inseparable. | |
| She said Cochran’s death will have a huge impact on the music community. “I know of musicians who lacked confidence and who weren’t sure how they wanted to present their talent, but Kurt encouraged them and got them out into performing, and has just made a huge difference in so many people’s lives,” Dugal said. | |
| Kurt Cochran was a good father who will be missed dearly by his two adult sons, said Danny Wiley, the stepfather to Cochran’s sons. He says Cochran loved skateboarding and playing basketball with his sons. | |
| “It’s devastating,” Wiley said. “He was a good guy, everybody liked him. He always had a smile on his face.” | |
| Updated | |
| at 1.34am GMT | |
| 1.06am GMT | 1.06am GMT |
| 01:06 | 01:06 |
| Security at the Palace of Westminster is under intense scrutiny after the attack, report Rajeev Syal, Rowena Mason and Heather Stewart: | Security at the Palace of Westminster is under intense scrutiny after the attack, report Rajeev Syal, Rowena Mason and Heather Stewart: |
| A string of MPs identified Carriage Gates, the entrance on Parliament Square used by the attacker, as a vulnerable point as the officers most closely guarding it are not armed and the gate tends to be left open during parliamentary votes. | A string of MPs identified Carriage Gates, the entrance on Parliament Square used by the attacker, as a vulnerable point as the officers most closely guarding it are not armed and the gate tends to be left open during parliamentary votes. |
| The attacker, Khalid Masood, is thought to have been shot by a member of the close protection team of Michael Fallon, the defence secretary, whose car happened to have been parked in New Palace Yard because a vote was taking place at the time. | The attacker, Khalid Masood, is thought to have been shot by a member of the close protection team of Michael Fallon, the defence secretary, whose car happened to have been parked in New Palace Yard because a vote was taking place at the time. |
| Having breached the perimeter of the Palace of Westminster estate at Carriage Gates, there are several routes an intruder could take to the House of Commons chamber area without passing through locked doors accessible by a security pass. | Having breached the perimeter of the Palace of Westminster estate at Carriage Gates, there are several routes an intruder could take to the House of Commons chamber area without passing through locked doors accessible by a security pass. |
| Alan Johnson, the Labour former home secretary, said the Carriage Gates were a point of vulnerability, particularly during votes, when they were left open to give easy access for ministers. | Alan Johnson, the Labour former home secretary, said the Carriage Gates were a point of vulnerability, particularly during votes, when they were left open to give easy access for ministers. |
| He said: “When the votes are on, the gates are open so that ministers can drive in from wherever they are in their different departments in Whitehall.” | He said: “When the votes are on, the gates are open so that ministers can drive in from wherever they are in their different departments in Whitehall.” |
| Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake, a member of the House of Commons commission and a former deputy leader of the Commons, said: “There is the Carriage Gates issue. That is the weak point within the boundary of the Palace of Westminster. | Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake, a member of the House of Commons commission and a former deputy leader of the Commons, said: “There is the Carriage Gates issue. That is the weak point within the boundary of the Palace of Westminster. |
| “I can’t preempt what any review is likely to find but I would be surprised if there weren’t attempts to direct traffic through the Black Rod’s entrance because traffic there is channeled through very heavy barriers.” | “I can’t preempt what any review is likely to find but I would be surprised if there weren’t attempts to direct traffic through the Black Rod’s entrance because traffic there is channeled through very heavy barriers.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.13am GMT | at 1.13am GMT |
| 12.51am GMT | 12.51am GMT |
| 00:51 | 00:51 |
| Thousands gathered in Trafalgar Square in central London on Thursday evening to show solidarity with the victims of Wednesday’s attack. The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and home secretary Amber Rudd sent a defiant message, with Rudd telling the crowd: | Thousands gathered in Trafalgar Square in central London on Thursday evening to show solidarity with the victims of Wednesday’s attack. The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and home secretary Amber Rudd sent a defiant message, with Rudd telling the crowd: |
| The terrorists will not defeat us. We will defeat them. | The terrorists will not defeat us. We will defeat them. |
| 12.29am GMT | 12.29am GMT |
| 00:29 | 00:29 |
| Anti-Brexit march will go ahead on Saturday | Anti-Brexit march will go ahead on Saturday |
| The pro-EU march will go ahead in London on Saturday, organisers have insisted. | The pro-EU march will go ahead in London on Saturday, organisers have insisted. |
| Earlier on Thursday evening, Stephen Dorrell, chair of European Movement UK, said it would not go ahead, citing the extra burden on police following Wednesday’s terror attack. | Earlier on Thursday evening, Stephen Dorrell, chair of European Movement UK, said it would not go ahead, citing the extra burden on police following Wednesday’s terror attack. |
| But Unite4Europe, the umbrella group that has organised the anti-Brexit protest, says the march will go ahead as planned: | But Unite4Europe, the umbrella group that has organised the anti-Brexit protest, says the march will go ahead as planned: |
| We have spoken to the police and the GLA [Greater London Authority]. We can confirm that the march will go ahead. All plans remain the same. | We have spoken to the police and the GLA [Greater London Authority]. We can confirm that the march will go ahead. All plans remain the same. |
| We will only move to our contingency if the police are still investigating the crime scene come Saturday. Our contingency will include the same march start point and time (Park Lane, 11am) with an alternate end point nearby. | We will only move to our contingency if the police are still investigating the crime scene come Saturday. Our contingency will include the same march start point and time (Park Lane, 11am) with an alternate end point nearby. |
| We will not be intimidated. We will stand in unity and solidarity. We will march on the heart of our democracy and reclaim our streets in honour and respect of those that fell yesterday. | We will not be intimidated. We will stand in unity and solidarity. We will march on the heart of our democracy and reclaim our streets in honour and respect of those that fell yesterday. |
| We will be observing a minute of silence and remembrance at the start of the rally. We would encourage all attendees to bring with them some symbol of respect and to act in the appropriate fashion on the day. | We will be observing a minute of silence and remembrance at the start of the rally. We would encourage all attendees to bring with them some symbol of respect and to act in the appropriate fashion on the day. |
| European Movement UK has issued a clarification, saying that while the march will go ahead, it will not be participating: | European Movement UK has issued a clarification, saying that while the march will go ahead, it will not be participating: |
| We don’t want to increase the burden on the police at this difficult time. | We don’t want to increase the burden on the police at this difficult time. |
| 12.13am GMT | 12.13am GMT |
| 00:13 | 00:13 |
| My colleague Denis Campbell has spoken to NHS staff who were among the first to respond to Wednesday’s attack: | My colleague Denis Campbell has spoken to NHS staff who were among the first to respond to Wednesday’s attack: |
| It was a typically busy day in the emergency department at King’s College hospital when Dr Emer Sutherland started receiving text messages from relatives and friends. | It was a typically busy day in the emergency department at King’s College hospital when Dr Emer Sutherland started receiving text messages from relatives and friends. |
| They were the first indication of the scale of the horror unfolding just two miles down the road in Westminster. Within minutes, she and her colleagues were on major alert and preparing to receive the first of many critically injured casualties. | They were the first indication of the scale of the horror unfolding just two miles down the road in Westminster. Within minutes, she and her colleagues were on major alert and preparing to receive the first of many critically injured casualties. |
| “We are a major trauma centre so we are used to dealing every day with majorly injured patients, such as people who have been hit by a car or stabbed,” said Sutherland, who is the consultant clinical lead for the hospital’s A&E department. | “We are a major trauma centre so we are used to dealing every day with majorly injured patients, such as people who have been hit by a car or stabbed,” said Sutherland, who is the consultant clinical lead for the hospital’s A&E department. |
| But even for her, a highly experienced A&E doctor, it had an impact. “It’s always emotional when you are working on a day like that. Trauma cases are always emotional because you have to quickly treat someone who’s critically injured and who might die.” | But even for her, a highly experienced A&E doctor, it had an impact. “It’s always emotional when you are working on a day like that. Trauma cases are always emotional because you have to quickly treat someone who’s critically injured and who might die.” |
| Just after 3pm, King’s received the first of eight casualties from the attack, two of whom were critically ill. | Just after 3pm, King’s received the first of eight casualties from the attack, two of whom were critically ill. |
| “At one point we were treating six of the eight casualties in the emergency department at the same time,” Sutherland said. | “At one point we were treating six of the eight casualties in the emergency department at the same time,” Sutherland said. |
| “It was very busy, but doctors and nurses were focused and calm. | “It was very busy, but doctors and nurses were focused and calm. |
| “Extra colleagues came to help from operating theatres across the hospital, extra pharmacists came with additional supplies, extra radiologists came to do and interpret scans and extra porters came to move patients. That helped reassure the A&E staff. Everyone played their part.” | “Extra colleagues came to help from operating theatres across the hospital, extra pharmacists came with additional supplies, extra radiologists came to do and interpret scans and extra porters came to move patients. That helped reassure the A&E staff. Everyone played their part.” |
| Read more here: | Read more here: |
| 11.46pm GMT | 11.46pm GMT |
| 23:46 | 23:46 |
| The Sun has video, taken from within the Palace of Westminster, showing the prime minister being swiftly escorted to her car as the attack unfolded. | The Sun has video, taken from within the Palace of Westminster, showing the prime minister being swiftly escorted to her car as the attack unfolded. |
| Theresa May was whisked away from parliament – where she is believed to have been in the voting lobby of the Commons – to Downing Street after the attacker, Khalid Masood, breached the security cordon of the parliamentary estate and fatally stabbed PC Keith Palmer. Masood was then shot dead by an armed officer. | Theresa May was whisked away from parliament – where she is believed to have been in the voting lobby of the Commons – to Downing Street after the attacker, Khalid Masood, breached the security cordon of the parliamentary estate and fatally stabbed PC Keith Palmer. Masood was then shot dead by an armed officer. |
| The video – which is on the Sun’s website here – shows May escorted by several security officers, at least one of whom is armed, to a grey vehicle. She runs slightly as she approaches the car, which is then driven out of the grounds. | The video – which is on the Sun’s website here – shows May escorted by several security officers, at least one of whom is armed, to a grey vehicle. She runs slightly as she approaches the car, which is then driven out of the grounds. |
| A voice can be heard shouting: “There is an incident … Do not go out … Stay in the car.” | A voice can be heard shouting: “There is an incident … Do not go out … Stay in the car.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.09am GMT | at 12.09am GMT |
| 11.29pm GMT | 11.29pm GMT |
| 23:29 | 23:29 |
| Speaking on BBC Newsnight, home office minister Ben Wallace insisted there are “plenty of armed officers” in Westminster, following calls by some for police to be routinely equipped with firearms. | Speaking on BBC Newsnight, home office minister Ben Wallace insisted there are “plenty of armed officers” in Westminster, following calls by some for police to be routinely equipped with firearms. |
| Wallace told the BBC: | Wallace told the BBC: |
| There are plenty of armed officers around the House of Commons and the House of Lords, both inside and outside and also around the area, the government quarter, there’s a whole range of police forces that cover that area – diplomatic protection, Metropolitan police and other police. | There are plenty of armed officers around the House of Commons and the House of Lords, both inside and outside and also around the area, the government quarter, there’s a whole range of police forces that cover that area – diplomatic protection, Metropolitan police and other police. |
| There are plenty of guns available and on show as a matter of reassurance. | There are plenty of guns available and on show as a matter of reassurance. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.09am GMT | at 12.09am GMT |
| 11.07pm GMT | 11.07pm GMT |
| 23:07 | 23:07 |
| Masood was born 'Adrian Elms' – reports | Masood was born 'Adrian Elms' – reports |
| There are multiple reports this evening that Khalid Masood, the man who killed four people before being shot dead on Wednesday, was born Adrian Elms before later converting to Islam and changing his name. | There are multiple reports this evening that Khalid Masood, the man who killed four people before being shot dead on Wednesday, was born Adrian Elms before later converting to Islam and changing his name. |
| The Guardian is working to verify these reports. | The Guardian is working to verify these reports. |
| It’s known that Masood was born in Kent. The Metropolitan police had earlier said Masood was likely not to have been his birth name. | It’s known that Masood was born in Kent. The Metropolitan police had earlier said Masood was likely not to have been his birth name. |
| 10.53pm GMT | 10.53pm GMT |
| 22:53 | 22:53 |
| We do not yet know the identity of the 75-year-old man, injured in Wednesday’s attack, who has died this evening. | We do not yet know the identity of the 75-year-old man, injured in Wednesday’s attack, who has died this evening. |
| His death takes the number of victims to four. The attacker also died. | His death takes the number of victims to four. The attacker also died. |
| The A&E department at King’s College hospital took in eight patients in the wake of the attack: six men and two women. | The A&E department at King’s College hospital took in eight patients in the wake of the attack: six men and two women. |
| One – the 75-year-old man – died on Thursday evening after his life support was withdrawn. | One – the 75-year-old man – died on Thursday evening after his life support was withdrawn. |
| The hospital said another patient remains in a critical condition there. Four are stable and two have been discharged. | The hospital said another patient remains in a critical condition there. Four are stable and two have been discharged. |
| 10.39pm GMT | 10.39pm GMT |
| 22:39 | 22:39 |
| Friday's front pages | Friday's front pages |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| This is Claire Phipps picking up the live blog for continuing coverage. | This is Claire Phipps picking up the live blog for continuing coverage. |
| The front pages of Friday’s newspapers are arriving now; here’s a quick roundup. | The front pages of Friday’s newspapers are arriving now; here’s a quick roundup. |
| The Guardian: Killed by a homegrown terrorist | The Guardian: Killed by a homegrown terrorist |
| GUARDIAN: Killed by a homegrown terrorist #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/NHu4rznRyk | GUARDIAN: Killed by a homegrown terrorist #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/NHu4rznRyk |
| The Sun: I’m off to London today | The Sun: I’m off to London today |
| SUN EXCLUSIVE: I'm off to London today....it isn't what it used to be #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/5qRl3G19R2 | SUN EXCLUSIVE: I'm off to London today....it isn't what it used to be #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/5qRl3G19R2 |
| The Times: Killer was Muslim convert | The Times: Killer was Muslim convert |
| THE TIMES: Killer was Muslim convert #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/vM624eBKiH | THE TIMES: Killer was Muslim convert #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/vM624eBKiH |
| The Daily Mail: Google, the terrorists’ friend | The Daily Mail: Google, the terrorists’ friend |
| DAILY MAIL: Google, the terrorists' friend... #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/Tljvkx2UDe | DAILY MAIL: Google, the terrorists' friend... #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/Tljvkx2UDe |
| The Mirror: Evil will not win | The Mirror: Evil will not win |
| MIRROR: Evil will not win #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/MiixxF8V3a | MIRROR: Evil will not win #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/MiixxF8V3a |
| The i: British attacker fell off MI5 radar | The i: British attacker fell off MI5 radar |
| I: British attacker fell off MI5 radar #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/5LMKo4F8uq | I: British attacker fell off MI5 radar #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/5LMKo4F8uq |
| The Financial Times: Homegrown Islamist named by police as Westminster attacker | The Financial Times: Homegrown Islamist named by police as Westminster attacker |
| FINANCIAL TIMES: Home-grown Islamist named by police as Westminster attacker #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/oq5J0lgggN | FINANCIAL TIMES: Home-grown Islamist named by police as Westminster attacker #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/oq5J0lgggN |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.56pm GMT | at 10.56pm GMT |