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Terror attack attack on UK Parliament; Car driven by knifeman mows down pedestrians before he is shot while attacking cops – Over 20 hurt, at least four dead including police officer and terrorist

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><h6 class&equals;"linkro-darkred"><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;170202&semi;"><strong>Four confirmed dead and scores hurt in attack on UK Parliament<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"linkro-darkred"><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;170202&semi;"><strong>SUV driver ploughed over pedestrians  on London&&num;8217&semi;s Westminster Bridge&comma; Wednesday afternoon<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"linkro-darkred"><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;170202&semi;"><strong>The knife-wielding driver mowed down at least 10 pedestrians before moving on to attack cops on the grounds of parliament <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"linkro-darkred"><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;170202&semi;"><strong>At least two dead and several &&num;8216&semi;catastrophically injured&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"linkro-darkred"><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;170202&semi;"><strong>Victims left scattered in the road&comma; with some reportedly knocked into the River Thames<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"linkro-darkred"><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;170202&semi;"><strong>The &&num;8216&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;170202&semi;"><strong>middle-aged <&sol;strong><&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;170202&semi;"><strong>Asian&&num;8217&semi; knifeman then got into the grounds of Parliament where he reportedly stabbed a police officer<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"articleFullWidth cleared">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"gamma">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"js-article-text" class&equals;"article-text extraWide">&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;170202&semi;"><strong>Commotion outside Parliament in London after reported shooting&comma; Parliament cordoned off after &&num;8216&semi;firearms incident&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;170202&semi;"><strong>The attacker was then shot by armed officers as the area was cleared by emergency services<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;170202&semi;">Fatalities include stabbed police officer and the terrorist driver<&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;170202&semi;"><strong>Parliament was suspended and the Prime Minister was rushed from the scene in an unmarked police car <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;170202&semi;"><strong>Metropolitan Police say they are treating it as a terrorist incident and buildings are in lockdown<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-157872" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;london-terror-attack8&period;png" alt&equals;"London terror attack8" width&equals;"670" height&equals;"203" &sol;><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-157873" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;london-terror-attack-7&period;png" alt&equals;"London terror attack 7" width&equals;"670" height&equals;"210" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A  knife wielding man managed to break into the grounds of the British Houses of Parliament while the house was in session&comma; earlier today&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The attacker stabbed a police officer before he was shot&comma; according to reports&period; More than 12 people are said to have been hit by a vehicle on Westminster Bridge after an SUV driver deliberately mowed down pedestrians and cyclists&period; Three bodies were visible on the floor outside Parliament and the Palace was placed on an immediate lock down&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Prime Minister Theresa May reportedly&comma; was bundled into a car by a plain-clothes police officer and ferried away from the scene&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;pedestrian-lies-stricken-on-westminster-bridge-after-reports-a-car-knocked-down-people-near-the-houses-parliament&period;png&quest;w&equals;678" alt&equals;" pedestrian lies stricken on Westminster Bridge after reports a car knocked down people near the Houses Parliament&period;png" &sol;><strong>Injured victim lies in the middle of the road after demented driver ran over pedestrians on Westminster Bridge&comma;  near the Houses Parliament&comma; Wednesday<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-embed">At least two victims are dead after a lone terrorist brought carnage to central London today&comma; mowing down pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before attacking police with a knife in the grounds of the Houses of Parliament&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;More than 12 people are said to have been hit by a vehicle on the bridge after an SUV drove into pedestrians and cyclists before crashing into the gates of Parliament&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;An intruder&comma; described by a witness as &&num;8216&semi;middle-aged and Asian&&num;8217&semi;&comma; then managed to break into the grounds of the Parliament and stabbed a police officer before he was stopped by security personnel&period; The policeman is thought to have since died&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-157857" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;the-alleged-attacker-was-taken-to-a-waiting-ambulance-on-a-stretcher&period;jpg" alt&equals;"The alleged attacker was taken to a waiting ambulance on a stretcher" width&equals;"660" height&equals;"371" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;A man&comma; believed to be the attacker&comma; is put on the stretcher and wheeled into an ambulance inside the grounds of Parliament<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">An hour after the attack&comma; paramedics removed one person from the scene after extensive CPR&period; Another body appeared to have been left on the ground covered by a red blanket&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Ann ER doctor at St Thomas&&num;8217&semi; Hospital said some of the victims were admitted with &&num;8216&semi;catastrophic&&num;8217&semi; injuries&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Prime Minister Theresa May is said to have been bundled into a car by a plain-clothes police officer and driven quickly from the scene&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Scotland Yard said the attack&comma; which comes a year to the day after the terrorist atrocities in Brussels&comma; is being treated &&num;8216&semi;as a terrorist incident until we know otherwise&&num;8217&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-157849" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;armed-police-have-opened-fire-and-shot-a-person-outside-the-houses-of-parliament1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Armed Police have opened fire and shot a person outside the Houses of Parliament1" width&equals;"680" height&equals;"455" &sol;>Photo shows A vehicle was seen on social media to have crashed into the fence of the palace&period; Armed Police  reportedly&comma; shot the driver person outside the Houses of Parliament  <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"share-pictures-2" class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay"><strong><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-157948" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;security-forces-secure-parliament1&period;png" alt&equals;"Security forces secure parliament1&period;png" width&equals;"680" height&equals;"446" &sol;>Security forces patrol <&sol;strong><&sol;strong><strong>the grounds of Parliament<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-157890" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;a-knife-was-seen-on-the-cobbles-in-front-of-parliament-after-the-attacker-was-shot-by-armed-police-protecting-the-building&period;png" alt&equals;"A knife was seen on the cobbles in front of Parliament after the attacker was shot by armed police protecting the building&period;png" width&equals;"743" height&equals;"392" &sol;>A knife was seen on the cobbles in front of Parliament after the attacker was shot by security personnel<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-157929" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;emergency-teams-were-seen-carrying-out-cpr-inside-the-palace-grounds-in-new-palace-yard-the-main-thoroughfare-in-and-out-of-parliament&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Emergency teams were seen carrying out CPR inside the palace grounds in New Palace Yard&comma; the main thoroughfare in and out of Parliament &period;jpg" width&equals;"680" height&equals;"510" &sol;><strong>EMTs were seen administering CPR on victims inside the main thoroughfare in and out of Parliament <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<h6 id&equals;"share-pictures-6" class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-157935" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;emts-attend-to-unidentified-victim-knocked-down-on-westminster-bridge-where-around-a-dozen-pedestrians-were-knocked-down-by-the-car&period;png" alt&equals;"EMTs attend to unidentified victim knocked down on Westminster Bridge where around a dozen pedestrians were knocked down by the car&period;png" width&equals;"964" height&equals;"578" &sol;>First responders attend to unidentified pedestrian knocked down on Westminster Bridge by the demented SUV driver<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<h6 id&equals;"share-pictures-7" class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-157920" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;man-down-on-pavement&period;png" alt&equals;"Man down on pavement&period;png" width&equals;"716" height&equals;"460" &sol;>Members of the public help one of the victims of today&&num;8217&semi;s vehicular terror attack on Westminster Bridge&comma; leading to a showdown at the nearby houses of parliament<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<h6 id&equals;"share-pictures-8" class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-157914" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;injured-woman&period;png" alt&equals;"injured woman&period;png" width&equals;"685" height&equals;"431" &sol;>A woman lies severely injured at a postcard stall opposite Big Ben this afternoon following the horrific terror attack<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay">House Of Commons leader&comma; David Lidington&comma; told MPs a &&num;8216&semi;police officer has been stabbed&&num;8217&semi; and the &&num;8216&semi;alleged assailant was shot by armed police&&num;8217&semi; following a &&num;8216&semi;serious&&num;8217&semi; incident within the parliamentary estate&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A witness Jayne Wilkinson said&colon; &&num;8216&semi;We were taking photos of Big Ben and we saw all the people running towards us&comma; and then there was an Asian guy in about his 40s carrying a knife about seven or eight inches long&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;And then there were three shots fired&comma; and then we crossed the road and looked over&period; The man was on the floor with blood&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-157843" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;woman-was-either-knocked-jumped-or-fell-in-the-river-thames-during-the-attack-but-was-rescued-by-boat-crews&period;jpg" alt&equals;"woman was either knocked&comma; jumped or fell in the River Thames during the attack but was rescued by boat crews" width&equals;"680" height&equals;"382" &sol;>A woman is being treated for injuries after being pulled out of the River Thames near Westminster Bridge by tow boat crews<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">&&num;8216&semi;He had a lightweight jacket on&comma; dark trousers and a shirt&period; He was running through those gates&comma; towards Parliament&comma; and the police were chasing him&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Her partner David Turner added&colon; &&num;8216&semi;There was a stampede of people running out&period; You saw the people and you thought &&num;8216&semi;what the hell is going on&&num;8217&semi;&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Steve Voake&comma; was walking across the Westminster Bridge and saw at least two bodies lying on the road and one in the water&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;I saw a trainer lying in the road and when I looked more closely I saw that there were a couple of bodies the other side of the road&comma;&&num;8217&semi; he told the Press Association&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;And when I looked over the side there was another body lying in the water with blood all around it&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A doctor at London&&num;8217&semi;s  St Thomas&&num;8217&semi; Hospital&comma; Colleen Anderson confirmed that a female pedestrian had died&period; Speaking to reporters outside the central London hospital&comma; Anderson said she treated a police officer in his 30s with a head injury who had been taken to King&&num;8217&semi;s College Hospital&colon; &&num;8216&semi;I confirmed one fatality&period; A woman&period; She was under the wheel of a bus&period; She died&comma; confirmed her death at the scene&comma;&&num;8217&semi; she said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<h6 id&equals;"share-pictures-11" class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-157923" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;injured-man-2&period;png" alt&equals;"Injured man 2&period;png" width&equals;"962" height&equals;"681" &sol;> <&sol;strong><strong>An injured victim is led from the scene on Westminster Bridge&comma; Wednesday afternoon <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-157926" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;man-is-thought-to-have-jumped-or-been-knocked-from-westminster-bridge-and-lay-with-terrible-injuries-next-to-the-thames&period;png" alt&equals;"man is thought to have jumped or been knocked from Westminster Bridge and lay with terrible injuries next to the Thames" width&equals;"963" height&equals;"626" &sol;><strong>Knocked off the bridge&colon; A man believed to have jumped or knocked from Westminster Bridge lay with terrible injuries next to the Thames<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-158069" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;pieces-of-a-vehicles-undercarriage-scattered-on-the-pavement-of-westminster-bridge-as-the-public-went-to-the-aid-of-victims&period;png" alt&equals;"Pieces of a vehicle's undercarriage scattered on the pavement of Westminster Bridge as the public went to the aid of victims&period;png" width&equals;"704" height&equals;"460" &sol;>Pieces of a vehicle&&num;8217&semi;s undercarriage scattered on the pavement of Westminster Bridge as the public went to the aid of victims<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"share-pictures-14" class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay"> Another victim was fished out of the Thames she ended up after the attack&period; A spokesman for the Port of London Authority&comma; which looks after safety on the River Thames&comma; confirmed that &&num;8216&semi;A female member of the public was recovered from the water near Westminster Bridge&period; She is alive but undergoing urgent medical treatment on a nearby pier&period; We believe she fell from the bridge&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">He said the river has been closed from Vauxhall to Embankment &&num;8216&semi;as part of the security response&&num;8217&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic"><img id&equals;"i-457f9a1419cf83c6" class&equals;"blkBorder img-share b-loaded" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;dailymail&period;co&period;uk&sol;i&sol;pix&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;22&sol;16&sol;3E8863B800000578-4338998-image-a-128&lowbar;1490201304961&period;jpg" alt&equals;"A woman was either knocked&comma; jumped or fell in the River Thames during the attack but was rescued by boat crews" width&equals;"962" height&equals;"541" &sol;><strong>A woman was either knocked&comma; jumped or fell into the River Thames during the attack but was rescued by boat crews<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<h6 id&equals;"share-pictures-16" class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-158080" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;paramedics-wheel-away-a-victim-on-westminster-bridge-a-doctor-at-st-thomas-hospital-said-some-have-catastrophic-injuries&period;png" alt&equals;"Paramedics wheel away a victim on Westminster Bridge&period; A doctor at St Thomas' hospital said some have catastrophic injuries&period;png" width&equals;"678" height&equals;"476" &sol;>First responders  evacuate a victim from Westminster Bridge<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-157942" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;the-area-was-closed-off&period;png" alt&equals;"The area was closed off&period;png" width&equals;"705" height&equals;"450" &sol;>Access routes to Parliament sealed off by armed police<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Kevin Schofield&comma; the editor of PoliticsHome&period;com heard &&num;8216&semi;a very loud bang&&num;8217&semi; from the press gallery inside the Houses of Parliament followed by lots of shouting and men running around&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He initially thought it was a car crash but then he looked outside the window to a heavily guarded area outside which is out of bounds to the public&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He told Sky News&colon; &&num;8216&semi;Someone rushed through&comma; attacked a policeman&comma; a policeman went down&comma; another policeman came and he was rescued&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;The man who had assaulted him got up and he appeared to be carrying either a knife or a gun&period; Then we heard gunfire&comma; lots of gunfire&comma; maybe five or six rounds&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;All I remember seeing is the man approaching the police officer probably with a knife and then there was gunfire&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<h6 id&equals;"share-pictures-22" class&equals;"share-pictures-overlay"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-157898" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;an-announcement-made-in-parliament-said-there-was-a-suspicious-package-in-a-vehicle-and-the-bomb-squad-had-been-called&period;png" alt&equals;"An announcement made in Parliament said there was a suspicious package in a vehicle and the bomb squad had been called&period;png" width&equals;"701" height&equals;"399" &sol;><strong>An announcement made in Parliament said there was a suspicious package in a vehicle and the bomb squad had been called<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-157895" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;the-attacker-mowed-down-several-pedestrians-as-he-drove-a-grey-hyundai-i40-across-westminster-bridge&period;jpg" alt&equals;"The attacker mowed down several pedestrians as he drove a grey Hyundai i40 across Westminster Bridge&period;jpg" width&equals;"680" height&equals;"380" &sol;>The attacker mowed down several pedestrians as he drove a grey Hyundai i40 across Westminster Bridge<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Tourists who were riding the London Eye when the attack took place are currently being held inside the pods of the attraction as a safety measure&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Ferris wheel&&num;8217&semi;s official Twitter account said given its close proximity to the Houses of Parliament&comma; it would be keeping hold &&num;8216&semi;of all its guests as per tried and tested security procedures&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Eyewitness Rick Longley described the attack saying&colon; &&num;8216&semi;We were just walking up to the station and there was a loud bang and a guy&comma; someone&comma; crashed a car and took some pedestrians out&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;They were just laying there and then the whole crowd just surged around the corner by the gates just opposite Big Ben&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;A guy came past my right shoulder with a big knife and just started plunging it into the policeman&period; I have never seen anything like that&period; I just can&&num;8217&semi;t believe what I just saw&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-157901" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;pm-theresa-may-leaves&period;png" alt&equals;"PM Theresa May leaves&period;png" width&equals;"616" height&equals;"394" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><strong>PM Theresa May&&num;8217&semi;s armour-plated car is driven from Parliament after the attack<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"moduleFull mol-video">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"item">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"p-74" class&equals;"news x-wide video&lowbar;carousel&lowbar;container">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-two-col news vjs-flyout-placeholder"> Outside Parliament&comma; around two dozen police officers came onto the estate at around 4&period;20pm following an extensive briefing&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"vjs-flyout-wrapper-fixed">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"vjs-flyout-wrapper-absolute">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"v-5079442946021307051" class&equals;"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-two-col news">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"vjs&lowbar;video&lowbar;1581" class&equals;"video-js vjs-default-skin vjs-paused vjs-controls-enabled mol-empty-playlist vjs-visually-ready vjs-user-inactive">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"vjs-title">All the officers were wearing gloves and could be about to begin a detailed finger print search&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The dramatic incident comes weeks after it was revealed that UK security services have foiled 13 potential attacks in less than four years&comma; while counter-terrorism units are running more than 500 investigations at any time&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The official threat level for international terrorism has stood at severe&comma; meaning an attack is &&num;8216&semi;highly likely&&num;8217&semi;&comma; for more than two years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"clear">Additional Metropolitan Police firearms officers are regularly put on detail around the grounds of the Houses of Parliament in the aftermath of terror attacks&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Following the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris two years ago&comma; armed officers were positioned at the front vehicle gates to the Palace of Westminster&comma; in a change from normal practice&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"mol-46fa5ec0-0f16-11e7-957d-83fb2cead2c9" class&equals;"art-ins mol-factbox news">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"ins cleared mol-factbox-body">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption xwArtSplitter">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"splitRight"><strong> <img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-157940" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;the-level-of-police-activity-outside-parliament-is-unprecedented-the-bbcs-eleanor-garnier-says&period;jpg" alt&equals;"The level of police activity outside Parliament is unprecedented&comma; the BBC's Eleanor Garnier says&period;jpg" width&equals;"651" height&equals;"438" &sol;><&sol;strong><strong>Security around the UK Parliament is unprecedented according to the BBC<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"clear">Concrete blocks have also been installed around the premises of the Houses in a bid to protect the building from a possible attack&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In recent years&comma; MPs have been told to consider fitting their constituency offices with panic buttons and designating a &&num;8216&semi;safe room&&num;8217&semi; in their homes&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;They are also being briefed on the security plans in case of an attack on the Commons&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Following the stabbing to death of Jo Cox&comma; MPs spent almost £640&comma;000 on boosting security&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;During the four months after her murder&comma; politicians spent four times on security measures what they had done in the whole previous year&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Spending on MP&&num;8217&semi;s office and home security also rocketed after Mrs Cox was shot three times and stabbed outside a constituency surgery meeting&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Last year it was revealed that 130 MPs had requested additional security measures&comma; including bomb-proof letter boxes and reinforced windows&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Members have also been offered classes in self-defence techniques in a bid to ward off would-be attackers&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Speaking after the attack&comma; Will Geddes&comma; CEO of ICP Group said&colon; &&num;8216&semi;Westminster is an obvious terrorist target so it is very well protected&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;It is surrounded by concrete walls and there are specially trained police officers who are well prepared for attacks&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;It would appear to me that they have done everything they could in this case&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Speaking of the challenges of preventing a lone wolf attack&comma; Geddes said&colon; &&num;8216&semi;It&&num;8217&semi;s always going to be a challenge to prevent lone wolf attacks&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Swords and imitation guns are just some of the items that have been confiscated by police at public entrances to the Houses of Parliament in the past decade&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption xwArtSplitter"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">&NewLine;

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