Wednesday 22 March 2017

LONDON ATTACK: 5 DEAD, 40 INJURED IN 'TERRORIST' INCIDENT ON WESTMINSTER BRDIGE

https://www.yahoo.com/news/london-attack-1-woman-killed-others-injured-in-westminster-bridge-terror-incident-164805475.html

London attack: 5 dead, 40 injured in ‘terrorist’ incident on Westminster Bridge

Dylan Stableford
Senior Editor

Yahoo News
Five people were killed and 40 others injured after an attacker plowed a car into a crowd of people on Westminster Bridge in London on Wednesday afternoon in what U.K. officials are investigating as an act of terrorism.
What we know so far:
  • The attack began around 2:30 p.m. local time, when the car struck pedestrians on the bridge before crashing into a gate outside the Houses of Parliament.
  • The knife-wielding suspect driving the car was shot after stabbing a police officer guarding the building.
  • Both the officer and assailant died at the scene, officials said.
  • Some of the 40 wounded on the bridge are said to have suffered “catastrophic” injuries.
  • Parliament was placed on lockdown for several hours.
  • British police are treating the incident as terrorism.
  • Officials said they believe the attack was carried out by a lone individual.
  • The suspect has yet to be publicly identified.
  • A full counterterrorism investigation is under way.
  • London Mayor Sadiq Khan released a video statement condemning the attack.
  • “Londoners will never be cowed by terrorism,” Khan said.
See a recap of the attack and its aftermath in the live blog below, and tune in Thursday morning for more live updates from London.
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