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| London attack: Seven held after Westminster attack | London attack: Seven held after Westminster attack |
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| Seven arrests have been made in raids following the Westminster attack that left four dead, police have said. | Seven arrests have been made in raids following the Westminster attack that left four dead, police have said. |
| Acting Deputy Commissioner and Head of Counter Terrorism Mark Rowley said hundreds of detectives have worked through the night, carrying out searches at six addresses. | Acting Deputy Commissioner and Head of Counter Terrorism Mark Rowley said hundreds of detectives have worked through the night, carrying out searches at six addresses. |
| Those who died were a woman in her 40s, a man in his 50s, PC Keith Palmer and the attacker, he said. | Those who died were a woman in her 40s, a man in his 50s, PC Keith Palmer and the attacker, he said. |
| Seven of the injured are still in hospital in a critical condition. | Seven of the injured are still in hospital in a critical condition. |
| A further 29 had been treated in hospital, Mr Rowley added. | A further 29 had been treated in hospital, Mr Rowley added. |
| In the attack on Wednesday, a man drove a car along a pavement in Westminster knocking down pedestrians, leaving dozens injured. | In the attack on Wednesday, a man drove a car along a pavement in Westminster knocking down pedestrians, leaving dozens injured. |
| He then stabbed a policeman and was shot dead by police in the grounds of Parliament. | He then stabbed a policeman and was shot dead by police in the grounds of Parliament. |
| In a statement made outside Scotland Yard, Mr Rowley said: "The inquiries in Birmingham, London and other parts of the country are continuing. | In a statement made outside Scotland Yard, Mr Rowley said: "The inquiries in Birmingham, London and other parts of the country are continuing. |
| "It is still our belief - which continues to be borne out by our investigation - that this attacker acted alone and was inspired by international terrorism. | "It is still our belief - which continues to be borne out by our investigation - that this attacker acted alone and was inspired by international terrorism. |
| "To be explicit, at this stage we have no specific information about further threats to the public." | "To be explicit, at this stage we have no specific information about further threats to the public." |
| He said he would not name the bridge victims yet, who were "a mix of nationalities", and urged journalists not to publish the attacker's name while searches were continuing. | He said he would not name the bridge victims yet, who were "a mix of nationalities", and urged journalists not to publish the attacker's name while searches were continuing. |
| He said Londoners should expect to see more police officers on the streets, after officers' leave had been cancelled and duty hours extended. | He said Londoners should expect to see more police officers on the streets, after officers' leave had been cancelled and duty hours extended. |
| It was initially thought that three members of the public had been killed on Westminster Bridge, but Mr Rowley referred to just two in his statement. | It was initially thought that three members of the public had been killed on Westminster Bridge, but Mr Rowley referred to just two in his statement. |
| In other developments: | |
| Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the "working assumption" was that the attack was linked to "Islamic terrorism in some form". | |
| He paid tribute to Pc Palmer, a 48-year-old father and husband, and an unarmed member of the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Squad who had served for 15 years. | |
| Pc Palmer stopped the attacker getting into Parliament and "gave his life for the democracy we all cherish", he told BBC Breakfast. | |
| Asked about the mood of the city, Sir Michael said: "London is getting back to normal. They've seen terrorism like this before and they are not going to let it triumph." | |
| Brendan Cox, the husband of murdered MP Jo Cox, said it was important to remember that "this was a story about people who didn't come home yesterday". | |
| Prime Minister Theresa May, who will make a statement shortly, said the attack was a "sick and depraved" attack on the heart of the capital, and such attempts to defeat UK values were "doomed to failure". | |
| US President Donald Trump was among world leaders to offer their support, tweeting: "Spoke to UK Prime Minister Theresa May today to offer condolences on the terrorist attack in London. She is strong and doing very well." | |
| Analysis | |
| By Dominic Casciani, home affairs correspondent | |
| The carnage on Westminster Bridge and inside the grounds of Parliament is the attack that security chiefs here in the UK have long been preparing for. | |
| Terrorism looks not just to kill and maim - but to create panic and such a sense of disorder that it rocks a city or nation to its foundations. | |
| And this attacker sought to do so in as low-tech way as is possible. | |
| The days when terrorism meant large, complex bombs and months of planning are gone: Western security agencies - particularly MI5 and its partner agencies - are very, very good at identifying those plots and disrupting them. | |
| The longer it takes to plan such an attack, the more people who are involved, the more chances there will be for security services to learn what is going on. | |
| Read more from Dominic |