Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2017 19:59:57 GMT -5
Four killed, 40 injured in vehicle and knife assault near British Parliament
www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/british-parliament-on-lockdown-after-shooting-incident-outside/2017/03/22/668105b4-0f11-11e7-9b0d-d27c98455440_story.html
An assailant fatally stabbed a police officer at the gates to Britain’s Parliament compound Wednesday after plowing a vehicle through terrified pedestrians along a landmark bridge. The attacker was shot and killed by police, but not before claiming a total of four lives in what appeared to be Europe’s latest high-profile terrorist attack.
In a late-night statement, London Metropolitan Police said that they believed they knew who the attacker was, but declined to give a name. Speaking outside the Scotland Yard headquarters, Mark Rowley, the acting deputy police commissioner, said: “Our working assumption is he was inspired by international terrorism.”
Police said the man traced a deadly path across the Westminster Bridge, running down people with an SUV, then ramming the vehicle into the fence encircling Parliament. At least 40 people were reported injured.
In a late-night statement, London Metropolitan Police said that they believed they knew who the attacker was, but declined to give a name. Speaking outside the Scotland Yard headquarters, Mark Rowley, the acting deputy police commissioner, said: “Our working assumption is he was inspired by international terrorism.”
Police said the man traced a deadly path across the Westminster Bridge, running down people with an SUV, then ramming the vehicle into the fence encircling Parliament. At least 40 people were reported injured.
I'm sure there will be updates in the coming days.
