Parliament in lockdown: Police open fire outside Westminster and shoot knife-wielding man amid reports of explosion and 'at least 12 pedestrians mowed down on bridge'
PUBLISHED: 10:43 EDT, 22 March 2017 | UPDATED: 11:08 EDT, 22 March 2017
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Armed Police have opened fire and shot an intruder inside the grounds of the Houses of Parliament amid reports a car drove into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge.
Several shots were fired at around 2.35pm moments after a loud bang was heard near the grounds of Parliament.
Three bodies were visible on the floor outside Parliament and the Palace was placed on an immediate lock down.
Others were seen lying in the road on Westminster Bridge, where reports suggest around six people were knocked down by a car.
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.
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Emergency teams were seen carrying out CPR inside the palace grounds in New Palace Yard, the main thoroughfare in and out of Parliament
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A pedestrian lies stricken on Westminster Bridge after reports a car knocked down people near the Houses Parliament
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Police are then believed to have shot a man who tried to enter the Parliamentary Estate.
The Air Ambulance landed in to Parliament Square.
Twelve police cars and vans were outside the Palace in the moments after the incident.
Commotion outside Parliament in London after reported shooting
Armed Police have opened fire and shot a person outside the Houses of Parliament. A vehicle was seen on social media to have crashed into the fence of the palace
The area was closed off and an air ambulance was seen landing as police sealed the area
The dramatic incident comes weeks after it was revealed that UK security services have foiled 13 potential attacks in less than four years, while counter-terrorism units are running more than 500 investigations at any time.
The official threat level for international terrorism has stood at severe, meaning an attack is 'highly likely', for more than two years.
Liberal Democrat transport spokeswoman Baroness Randerson said countries seem to have been 'singled out based on religious beliefs'.
'Of course safety is paramount at all times and we all need to remain vigilant but this ban needs to be explained in detail,' she said.
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- Several shots have been fired at the House of Commons in Westminster
- At least three people have been hit and emergency teams are on the scene
- Reports aslo suggest a car ploughed into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge
- The Prime Minister has been evacuated and staff told to stay inside
PUBLISHED: 10:43 EDT, 22 March 2017 | UPDATED: 11:08 EDT, 22 March 2017
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Armed Police have opened fire and shot an intruder inside the grounds of the Houses of Parliament amid reports a car drove into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge.
Several shots were fired at around 2.35pm moments after a loud bang was heard near the grounds of Parliament.
Three bodies were visible on the floor outside Parliament and the Palace was placed on an immediate lock down.
Others were seen lying in the road on Westminster Bridge, where reports suggest around six people were knocked down by a car.
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.
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Emergency teams were seen carrying out CPR inside the palace grounds in New Palace Yard, the main thoroughfare in and out of Parliament
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A pedestrian lies stricken on Westminster Bridge after reports a car knocked down people near the Houses Parliament
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Police are then believed to have shot a man who tried to enter the Parliamentary Estate.
The Air Ambulance landed in to Parliament Square.
Twelve police cars and vans were outside the Palace in the moments after the incident.
Commotion outside Parliament in London after reported shooting
Armed Police have opened fire and shot a person outside the Houses of Parliament. A vehicle was seen on social media to have crashed into the fence of the palace
The area was closed off and an air ambulance was seen landing as police sealed the area
The dramatic incident comes weeks after it was revealed that UK security services have foiled 13 potential attacks in less than four years, while counter-terrorism units are running more than 500 investigations at any time.
The official threat level for international terrorism has stood at severe, meaning an attack is 'highly likely', for more than two years.
Liberal Democrat transport spokeswoman Baroness Randerson said countries seem to have been 'singled out based on religious beliefs'.
'Of course safety is paramount at all times and we all need to remain vigilant but this ban needs to be explained in detail,' she said.
Speaker of the House of Commons suspends the house after explosion
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...fire-outside-House-Commons.html#ixzz4c4Hafubg
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