Four people were killed on Wednesday afternoon which appeared to be a terrorist attack that happened near the UK Parliament building. The suspect killed three civilians and one police officer prior from being shot dead by the local authorities.
Mark Rowley, Acting Metropolitan Police Commissioner, expressed that the police aren't ready yet in revealing the identity of the attacker. They also believe that there were no other suspects involved in the crime.
The suspect was driving a car along the Westminster Bridge and ran over pedestrians on his way to the British Parliament. When the car crashed, the attacker jumped out of the vehicle and stabbed the unarmed police officer to death.
The Metropolitan Police tweeted that law enforcement officers don't usually have guns. They also said that the ones with guns during the incident where law enforcers who responded to the attack.
Reporters say that one of the Parliament members even provided first aid to the stabbed officer, along with other responders. There were pictures of Tobias Elwood, Foreign Office Prime Minister, who was at the scene assisting with blood on his face.
According to the National Public Radio, 40 people were injured during the suspected terrorist attack. Among the figures, three of them were police officers, two of whom are seriously injured.
A lockdown was immediately initiated within the vicinity of the Parliament due to the fact that the incident was a marauding terrorist attack. According to CNBC, the British Prime Minister Theresa May was reported safe during the incident and representatives stated that she is now "safe and at work." Queen Elizabeth II was also safe since she was at the Buckingham Palace at that time.
Now, local police authorities are implementing counterterrorism operations and strengthening the security of the city by deploying more law enforcers. The citizens of London and its tourists will resume to normal living on Thursday and the same goes for the sessions of the House of Commons and the House of Lords
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