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One dead in “terrorist incident” near Parliament in London

London police said that the situation is being treated "as a terrorist incident until we know otherwise"

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Police secure the area on the south side of Westminster Bridge close to the Houses of Parliament in London (AP/Matt Dunham)
Police secure the area on the south side of Westminster Bridge close to the Houses of Parliament in London (AP/Matt Dunham)

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Police in London are responding to what they’re calling “a terror incident,” when a man reportedly attacked a police officer with a knife at Parliament before he was shot by officers.

Four people have been killed, and an unknown number of others have “catastrophic” injuries as a result of the attack.

The House of Commons was on lockdown, while the press office for Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed that she was “safe and at work.”

 

 

 


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