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| Westminster attacker 'drove up to 76mph' across bridge | |
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| Police believe Khalid Masood was driving up to 76mph on Westminster Bridge where he killed three people, BBC London has learned. | Police believe Khalid Masood was driving up to 76mph on Westminster Bridge where he killed three people, BBC London has learned. |
| Masood also injured 50 people when he drove a car into pedestrians near the Houses of Parliament last Wednesday. | Masood also injured 50 people when he drove a car into pedestrians near the Houses of Parliament last Wednesday. |
| He then fatally stabbed a police officer before being shot dead by police - all within 82 seconds. | He then fatally stabbed a police officer before being shot dead by police - all within 82 seconds. |
| The Metropolitan Police Force said it will not comment on this element of its ongoing investigation. | The Metropolitan Police Force said it will not comment on this element of its ongoing investigation. |
| It is understood the car Masood used was seen driving in the area around Westminster Bridge at some point before the attack. | It is understood the car Masood used was seen driving in the area around Westminster Bridge at some point before the attack. |
| It may have been on the day or before that, although it remains unclear what the purpose of this was. | It may have been on the day or before that, although it remains unclear what the purpose of this was. |
| Masood's victims were PC Keith Palmer - who was stabbed outside Parliament - Aysha Frade, who was in her 40s and worked at a London sixth-form college, US tourist Kurt Cochran, 54, and retired window cleaner Leslie Rhodes, 75, from south London. | Masood's victims were PC Keith Palmer - who was stabbed outside Parliament - Aysha Frade, who was in her 40s and worked at a London sixth-form college, US tourist Kurt Cochran, 54, and retired window cleaner Leslie Rhodes, 75, from south London. |
| Thirteen people are understood to remain in hospital. | Thirteen people are understood to remain in hospital. |
| On Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said they believed Masood acted alone but they were also "determined" to find out whether he had been inspired by terrorist propaganda. | On Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said they believed Masood acted alone but they were also "determined" to find out whether he had been inspired by terrorist propaganda. |
| However, Scotland Yard said it was possible they would "never understand why he did this". | However, Scotland Yard said it was possible they would "never understand why he did this". |
| It is understood Masood's phone connected with messaging app WhatsApp minutes before the attack, which police say started at 14:40 GMT and lasted just 82 seconds. | It is understood Masood's phone connected with messaging app WhatsApp minutes before the attack, which police say started at 14:40 GMT and lasted just 82 seconds. |
| An image of Masood's Whatsapp status shows that he was "last seen" on the messaging service at 14:37. | An image of Masood's Whatsapp status shows that he was "last seen" on the messaging service at 14:37. |
| The revelations have prompted a debate about the responsibilities of messaging services. | The revelations have prompted a debate about the responsibilities of messaging services. |
| Home Secretary Amber Rudd said encrypted messages must be accessible to intelligence services fighting terror, stressing there must be "no place for terrorists to hide". | Home Secretary Amber Rudd said encrypted messages must be accessible to intelligence services fighting terror, stressing there must be "no place for terrorists to hide". |
| She is holding talks with other EU ministers in Brussels to discuss ways of preventing further attacks and will later this week meet technology firms. | She is holding talks with other EU ministers in Brussels to discuss ways of preventing further attacks and will later this week meet technology firms. |
| A WhatsApp spokeswoman said the company was "horrified at the attack" and was co-operating with the investigation. | A WhatsApp spokeswoman said the company was "horrified at the attack" and was co-operating with the investigation. |
| 82-second attack | 82-second attack |
| Earlier, the family of the US tourist killed in the attack said he bore no ill will to anyone and spent his life "focusing on the positive". | Earlier, the family of the US tourist killed in the attack said he bore no ill will to anyone and spent his life "focusing on the positive". |
| Kurt Cochran's family said they had "felt the love of so many people" since his death. | Kurt Cochran's family said they had "felt the love of so many people" since his death. |
| Mr Cochran had been with his wife, Melissa, on the final day of a holiday in Europe to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary - their first trip abroad. She suffered a broken leg and rib and a cut head. | Mr Cochran had been with his wife, Melissa, on the final day of a holiday in Europe to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary - their first trip abroad. She suffered a broken leg and rib and a cut head. |
| Thirteen members of Mr Cochran's family attended a press conference at Scotland Yard to speak in public for the first time about the attack. | Thirteen members of Mr Cochran's family attended a press conference at Scotland Yard to speak in public for the first time about the attack. |
| Mrs Cochran's brother, Clint Payne, said Mr Cochran "wouldn't bear ill feelings towards anyone and we can draw strength as a family from that". | Mrs Cochran's brother, Clint Payne, said Mr Cochran "wouldn't bear ill feelings towards anyone and we can draw strength as a family from that". |
| He said: "His whole life was an example of focusing on the positive. Not pretending that negative things don't exist but not living our life in the negative - that's what we choose to do." | He said: "His whole life was an example of focusing on the positive. Not pretending that negative things don't exist but not living our life in the negative - that's what we choose to do." |
| Officers investigating the attacks are holding two people from Birmingham on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. Nine people have so far been released without charge, while a 32-year-old woman arrested in Manchester remains on police bail until late March. | Officers investigating the attacks are holding two people from Birmingham on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. Nine people have so far been released without charge, while a 32-year-old woman arrested in Manchester remains on police bail until late March. |
| The Metropolitan Police said Masood, 52, who had previous criminal convictions but none for terrorism, had used a number of aliases. | The Metropolitan Police said Masood, 52, who had previous criminal convictions but none for terrorism, had used a number of aliases. |
| At birth, he was registered in Dartford, Kent, as Adrian Elms, but later took his stepfather's name becoming Adrian Ajao in childhood. | At birth, he was registered in Dartford, Kent, as Adrian Elms, but later took his stepfather's name becoming Adrian Ajao in childhood. |
| In the early 2000s, he was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm after slashing a man across the face with a knife in a pub. | In the early 2000s, he was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm after slashing a man across the face with a knife in a pub. |
| A tribute to the victims of the attacks was made at Wembley Stadium on Sunday evening when fans and players at England's World Cup qualifier against Lithuania observed a minute's silence before kick-off. | A tribute to the victims of the attacks was made at Wembley Stadium on Sunday evening when fans and players at England's World Cup qualifier against Lithuania observed a minute's silence before kick-off. |
| Four wreaths were laid on the pitch by Metropolitan Police Acting Commissioner Craig Mackey, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, FA chairman Greg Clarke and Culture Secretary Karen Bradley. | Four wreaths were laid on the pitch by Metropolitan Police Acting Commissioner Craig Mackey, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, FA chairman Greg Clarke and Culture Secretary Karen Bradley. |
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