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Westminster attack


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What we know so far


Posted at16:00




  • A policeman has been stabbed and his attacker shot by officers at the House of Parliament
  • Police are treating it as a "terrorist incident"
  • The attacker is reported to have mowed down several pedestrians as he drove a grey Hyundai car across Westminster Bridge before crashing it into railings
  • He is then reported to have run through the gates of the Palace of Westminster and stabbed the officer
  • Eyewitnesses said he was shot by police as he approached a second officer clutching his knife
  • House of Commons and Lords in lockdown - as is nearby St Thomas's hospital
  • Public urged to avoid the area and Westminster Underground station is closed
  • Prime Minister Theresa May was seen being ushered into a silver Jaguar in the grounds of the Palace of Westminster as what sounded like gunfire rang out at around 14:45 GMT
  • A Downing Street source confirmed the prime minster was "OK".


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