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Westminster crash: Salih Khater named as suspect | Westminster crash: Salih Khater named as suspect |
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The man being held on suspicion of terrorism after the Westminster car crash has been named as Salih Khater by government sources. | The man being held on suspicion of terrorism after the Westminster car crash has been named as Salih Khater by government sources. |
The 29-year-old British citizen, originally from Sudan, is being questioned in south London. | The 29-year-old British citizen, originally from Sudan, is being questioned in south London. |
Police have been searching three addresses in Birmingham and Nottingham as part of their investigation. | Police have been searching three addresses in Birmingham and Nottingham as part of their investigation. |
Three people were injured after the vehicle hit cyclists and pedestrians during Tuesday morning's rush hour. | Three people were injured after the vehicle hit cyclists and pedestrians during Tuesday morning's rush hour. |
The silver Ford Fiesta then crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament just before 07:40 BST. | The silver Ford Fiesta then crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament just before 07:40 BST. |
The suspect is not believed to have been known to MI5 or counter-terrorism police, but is understood to have been known to local police. | |
He did not co-operate with officers after his arrest, Scotland Yard said. | |
Two people were taken to hospital after the crash and later discharged while a third was treated for minor injuries at the scene. | Two people were taken to hospital after the crash and later discharged while a third was treated for minor injuries at the scene. |
What happened on Tuesday? | |
A number of witnesses said the car, which was travelling westbound in Parliament Square, appeared to deliberately hit members of the public as it swerved into the opposite lane. | A number of witnesses said the car, which was travelling westbound in Parliament Square, appeared to deliberately hit members of the public as it swerved into the opposite lane. |
Footage released by the BBC showed the moment of the crash. A police officer can be seen jumping over a barrier to get out of the way. | Footage released by the BBC showed the moment of the crash. A police officer can be seen jumping over a barrier to get out of the way. |
A passenger in the first car behind the cyclists said they had been "thrown everywhere" after being hit at what she estimated to be 25mph. | A passenger in the first car behind the cyclists said they had been "thrown everywhere" after being hit at what she estimated to be 25mph. |
The car was driven to London from Birmingham the night before, arriving just after midnight on Tuesday. | |
It then spent nearly five hours in the Tottenham Court Road area before being driven around Westminster for more than 90 minutes before the crash. | It then spent nearly five hours in the Tottenham Court Road area before being driven around Westminster for more than 90 minutes before the crash. |
The driver was arrested at the scene by armed officers on suspicion of preparing for a terrorist act. | |
He was detained under the Terrorism Act and taken to a south London police station. Police say their priority is to understand the circumstances of, and motivation for, the crash. | |
No-one else was in the car when it crashed and no weapons were found in it. | |
Police are treating it as a terrorist incident "given that this appears to be a deliberate act, the method, and this being an iconic site", Scotland Yard's head of counter-terrorism Neil Basu said. |