London Attack latest uppdate
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“Yesterday an act of terrorism tried to silence our democracy but today we meet as normal,” Prime Minister Theresa May tells MPs.
“We are not afraid and our resolve will never waver in the face of terrorism. We meet here in the oldest of all parliaments because we know democracy and the values it entails will also prevail.
“A terrorist came to the place where people of nationalities and cultures celebrate what it means to be free. This was an attack on free people everywhere,” she said, adding that the attack “sickened us all”.
Victims came from all over the world
Mrs May gave details of those who were injured in the Westminster terror attack.
They included 12 Britons, three French children, two Romanians, four South Koreans, two Greeks, and one person each from Germany, Poland, Ireland, China, Italy and the United States.
Three police officers were also hurt, two of them seriously.
Summary London Attack
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Theresa May pays tribute to PC Keith Palmer, who was stabbed to death in the attack, saying he “was every inch a hero”
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PM: Attacker was British, known to the security services, but not “part of the current intelligence picture”
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Another of the victims was Aysha Frade, a college worker, who died after being struck on Westminster Bridge
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At least 40 others were injured – seven are in a critical condition
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The attacker drove into people on Westminster Bridge before reaching the Houses of Parliament
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Eight arrests have been made in raids by police
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Met Police urges anyone worried about friends and family to call its casualty bureau on 0800 056 0944 or 020 7158 0010