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Cops Shoot 'Knifeman' Outside UK Parliament, Multiple Injured After 'Car Attack' on Westminster Bridge
by BREITBART LONDON | 22 Mar 2017 | 20,981
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/03/22/gunshots-heard-outside-parliament/

  "Five have died, including a police officer, after a knifeman mowed down
   pedestrians and attacked police outside Britain's Houses of Parliament
   on Wednesday.
   
   Shots were heard late afternoon on Wednesday, with authorities
   confirming within minutes that the Parliament was on lock down and
   Members of Parliament were kept in the Commons chamber.
   
   Less than an hour after the attack London's Metropolitan Police
   declared they were treating the attack as a "terrorist incident".
   
   https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk/status/844572599342518273
   
   
   London's air ambulance lands on Parliament square / Rachel Megawhat /
   Breitbart London
   
   
   
   
   Liam Deacon / Breitbart London
   
   The story so far:
   
   Eyewitnesses report between "eight and ten" figures on the ground on
   Westminster Bridge, believed to have been the victim of a car ramming
   attack using a 4×4 vehicle. Eyewitnesses have told how the vehicle
   mounted the pavement and mowed down pedestrians.
   
   
   
   https://twitter.com/LibbyWienerITV/status/844567503862841345
   
   The man is believed to have been shot by police and put in an air
   ambulance to a nearby hospital.
   
   Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May, is said to have been in the
   division chamber, voting after Prime Minister's Questions, when she was
   whisked away by a plain-clothes police officer. An air ambulance
   helicopter has touched down in Parliament square after the attack,
   which is thought to have consisted of a car attack and a knifeman.
   
   The police and the director of security of the House of Commons have
   advised the Chamber of the House to be locked down.
   
   Spokesman for President of the United States Donald Trump Sean Spicer
   confirmed by Twitter Wednesday afternoon that the President had been
   briefed on the attack.
   
   https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/844571247774257152
   
   
   Image: Breitbart London
   
   The shots heard fired in the vicinity of the palace are understood to
   have been by armed police.
   
   A witness within the parliamentary estate told Breitbart London: "We're
   locked in the office at the moment, waiting to find out what's going
   on. Looking out the window, I can see Westminster Bridge, there's a man
   on the floor having a blanket put over him, paramedics are just turning
   up. There are a few paramedics at the Speaker's end of the bridge. They
   have been attended to for a while. There are a lot of firearms
   officers".
   
   Speaking to British media, Journalist Kevin Schofield said: "We heard a
   very loud bang outside the press gallery. We heard lost of shouting,
   there were men running around. Then I looked to my left and someone
   rushed through gates at Westminster and attacked a policeman.
   
   "Another policeman came and rescued him and the man who assaulted him
   got up and appeared to be carrying a knife. We heard lots of gunfire.
   Five or six rounds."
   
   https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/844567132071350272
   
   This story is developing.
   
   Timeline
   
   
   
   
   17:05  Video from Breitbart London Reporter
   
   Breitbart London's Liam Deacon is on the ground, he provides this
   eyewitness:
   

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RI5Y0soHoE
     
   17:14  Attack vehicle seen at a standstill in the immediate aftermath 
   
   A Twitter user has uploaded a video of the 4x4 vehicle believed to have
   been used in the attack having come to a stop after hitting one of the
   walls around the Palace. Debris from the vehicle has also been seen
   strewn along Westminster Bridge and steam can be seen rising,
   presumably from the ruptured radiator.
   
   pic.twitter.com/5Sers2tzNH
   — Claudia (@claudiascore) March 22, 2017
   (tweet and twitter account @claudiascore has been deleted.
   Sorry folks no picture of the 4x4 vehicle )
     
   17:20  Possibility pedestrians jumped from bridge to escape vehicle
   
   The Evening Standard reports that a witness "told Sky News he saw a
   body lying face down in the water next to the bridge".
   
   Images published by Reuters have also shown an injured male who
   appeared to have jumped from the bridge to the embankment below,
   sustaining injuries in the process.
   
   The two reports suggest victims either jumped, or were pushed from the
   bridge in the course of the attack.
   https://twitter.com/andrewpolitics/status/844585656940679169
   
   17:25  Increased security presence at Buckingham Palace
   
   The usual presence of Brigade of Guards soldiers at Buckingham Palace
   has been changed for heavily armed police this afternoon in the
   aftermath of an apparent terror attack at the Palace of Westminster,
   just minutes walk away.
   
   The Royal Standard is flying over the Palace Wednesday, indicating HM
   the Queen is in residence in London.
   
   Rachel Megawhat / Breitbart London
   
   17:38  Confirmation of two fatalities
   
   Reports from London's hospitals which are responsible for the
   substantial number of first responders on the ground in Westminster
   today suggest there have now been two fatalities and a number of other
   individuals have sustained "catastrophic injuries".
   
   17:42  Mobile phone footage records moment police opened fire
   
   A video captured by mobile phone by a Taiwanese tourist shows a
   stampede of tourists outside the Palace of Westminster today, as shots
   — reportedly fired by police officers as they tried to bring the attack
   to an end — rang out.
   https://twitter.com/YahooNewsUK/status/844584318609620992
   
   17:48  Breitbart London's reporter on the scene
   
   I arrived at the palace of Westminster within minutes of the attack — a
   small number of officers were taping off the area as unmarked police
   cars screamed by.
   
   Just a few meters from the towering spires that house the oldest
   representative democracy in world I stood. Journalists tussled for a
   view, and confusion reigned. Disbelief, too, that such a symbolic
   location had been attacked. 
   
   "We were just told to leave the building, I didn't hear the bangs, but
   I'm told it's an attack", said a builder smoking on Great College
   Street. Other journals claimed an explosion had been heard and one
   mentioned a rampaging car.
   
   Tourists and photographers were undeterred and struggled to get closer
   to palace as police shouted at them to move back.
   
   Within half an hour there were hundreds of members of the emergency
   services and security personnel on the ground: armed units running
   across Parliament Square, sniffer dogs roaming, and a huddle of
   paramedics attending to a casualty by the gates of parliament.
   
   By the time the air ambulance parked on the green took off the police
   had pushed us back towards Westminster abbey. They were in total
   control, and unafraid, despite one of their colleges being stabbed on
   duty just moments before. 
   
   

   
   
   17:53  Scotland Yard: Ongoing terror investigation
   
   A police spokesman has made a statement on today's attack:
   
   "Although we remain open minded to the motive, a full counter-terrorism
   investigation is underway... we received a number of different reports,
   including a person in the river, a car colliding with pedestrians, and
   a man armed with a knife.
   
   "Officers were already in that location due to routine policing... we
   are working closely with the London Ambulance Service and Fire
   Brigade".
   
   Scotland yard confirmed there had been casualties, but would make no
   confirmation of numbers, and asked members of the public to avoid
   affected areas of central London.
   
   The Met spokesman also confirmed that the force's acting commissioner
   was a witness to the attack, having been standing inside Palace Yard at
   the time of the event, and that he was being treated as a key witness.
   
   18:02  Foreign Officer Minister Tobias Ellwood Gave First Aid To Injured Police Constable
   
   Foreign Office Minister Tobias Ellwood was pictured covered in blood
   shortly after the attacks.
   https://twitter.com/Hugh_Dickinson/status/844572224237514755
   
   It has now emerged that he was on the scene of the attack, and
   attempted to administer first aid to the police constable who was
   stabbed by the attacker.
   
   https://twitter.com/christopherhope/status/844592627420946432
   
   18:10  Met Tweets Full Statement
   
   The Metropolitan Police has just tweeted a full statement from
   Commander Harrington on the attack in Westminster.
   https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk/status/844596002510327808
   
   18:12  Marine Le Pen Expresses Solidarity with Britons and Victims of Attack
   
   Front National leader and French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen
   took to Twitter to express her solidarity and support for Britons and
   the victims tweeting,
   
   "Friendship and support to the British people and the victims of the
   terrorist attacks of London," signing the Tweet with her initials MLP.
   https://twitter.com/MLP_officiel/status/844596023293104128
   
   18:13  What we know so far
   
   What Metropolitan Police are now calling a terror attack took place on
   Wednesday afternoon.
   
   Up to a dozen were mowed down by a speeding car along Westminster
   Bridge, which then crashed into the railings surrounding the Houses of
   Parliament. Pedestrians are believed to have jumped into the Thames out
   of the path of the oncoming vehicle, with one woman now fished out of
   the river alive, according to a statement by the Port of London
   Authority.
   
   A second part of the attack took place just around the corner inside
   the Palace courtyard. It is not clear if this part was performed by the
   same attacker who drove across Westminster bridge, but a police officer
   was stabbed by a man carrying a knife reported to be around nine inches
   long.
   
   A total of three police officers are thought to have been injured
   during the incident. The attacker was shot, although not fatally.
   
   The Metropolitan Police have declined to give total casualty figures at
   this stage.
   
   
   Rachel Megawhat / Breitbart London
   
   18:25  Possible images of attacker
   
   British media outlets have released telephoto images of the suspected
   killer, as he is attended by paramedics in Westminster Palace Yard. The
   individual is beleived to have been shot by police after he stabbed an
   officer.
   
   https://twitter.com/GuidoFawkes/status/844594830697115648
   https://twitter.com/DailyMailUK/status/844590240413159424
   
   18:26  Joint statement by the House speakers
   
   Mr Speaker and the Lord Speaker have made a statement following the
   incident in Westminster:
   
   "An extremely serious incident has occurred in the Westminster area
   this afternoon. The Metropolitan Police is dealing with this and an
   investigation is underway.
   
   "On behalf of Members of both Houses of Parliament, we wish to offer
   our thoughts to all those affected and their families.
   
   "We would also like to that express our gratitude to the police and all
   emergency services".
   
   18:46  Trump Speaks to May; U.S. Secretary of State Issues Statement
   
   White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer says Donald Trump has spoken to
   Theresa May about the terror event in Westminster.
   
   U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has extended thoughts and prayers
   to the attack's victims and their families on behalf of the American
   people in an official statement.
   
   https://twitter.com/KellyO/status/844604605422063620
   
   18:54  White House: "We Condemn Today's Attack"
   
   White House Press Secretary says the UK has the full support of the US
   government, and will provide a readout of President Trump's calls with
   the Prime Minister shortly.
   
   https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/844607092258430976
   
   19:04  Police: Four Dead So Far, Including Attacker
   
   The Metropolitan Police have confirmed four dead so far, including the
   attacker and one police officer. Currently taking questions from the
   press.
   
   https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk/status/844609333715505152
   
   19:49  Sunset over Westminster

   
   Breitbart London / Rachel Megawhat
   
   19:51  White House Provides Readout of Call Between Donald Trump and Theresa May 
   
   The White House has released a brief readout describing the the call
   between President Trump and the Prime Minister:
   
   "President Donald J. Trump spoke today with Prime Minister Theresa May
   of the United Kingdom to offer his condolences on todays terror attack
   in London and his praise for the effective response of security forces
   and first responders.
   
   "He pledged the full cooperation and support of the United States
   Government in responding to the attack and bringing those responsible
   to justice."
   
   https://twitter.com/WHPublicPool/status/844621199019839488
   
   20:31  CLAIM: Westminster Killer Was Infamous Islamist Abu Izzadeen

   
   Rachel Megawhat / Breitbart London Photo

   Following hours of speculation on social media over the identity of the
   now deceased attacker, Channel 4 News claimed in their seven-PM news
   bulletin that the killer was well known radical Islamist convert Trevor
   Brooks, now known as Abu Izzadeen.
   
   Channel 4 claimed:
       Yes, I have had it confirmed in the last half an hour that the suspect
       the police shot dead is Abu Izzadeen, formally known as Trevor Brooks,
       aged 41, who has had a very long history of association with Islamist
       extremism.
   
       He was at one stage the right-hand man to a radical preacher you may
       remember called Abu Hamza, in the 1990s, when Abu Hamza ran Finsbury
       Park mosque. Then, Brooks, Abu Izzadeen, went on to join Anjem
       Choudary's outfit al-Mujahiroun and was arrested several times.
   
       Ultimately he was convicted of supporting and funding terrorism, and
       got four and a half years prison sentence. The last we heard, the last
       he was reported, was back in 2015, when he was detained in Hungary,
       supposedly on his way to Romania. Since then, we have not known what
       he's been doing or where he has been.
   
   20:40  Doubt over identity of Westminster Killer
   
   Despite the certainty of their claim in the evening news bulletin,
   Britain's Channel 4 news has now cast doubt on their identification of
   the Westminster killer as Abu Izzadeen.
   
   In a news update half an hour after the original claim, Channel 4 said
   they now believed the Islamist is still in prison following a
   conviction in 2016 and may not be the suspect.
   
   20:51  Geert Wilders Accuses Dutch PM of "Crocodile Tears"
   
   Dutch anti-Islamisation politician Geert Wilders has accused Dutch
   Prime minister Mark Rutte of having "crocodile tears" in a new Tweet in
   which he blames radical Islam for the attack in London today.   
   
   https://twitter.com/geertwilderspvv/status/844636360694738946
   
   22:11  May: Terror Attack "Sick and Depraved"
   
   Prime Minister Theresa May gave a brief statement this evening in front
   of Number 10 downing Street saying, "our thoughts and prayers go out to
   all who have been affected," and added, "the location of this attack
   was no accident."
   
   May said the terror alert would remain at severe and commended the
   bravery of the police saying that they ran into danger while
   encouraging others to flee.
   
   She then spoke about the values of democracy and said, "let me make it
   clear today, as I have had cause to do before, any attempt to defeat
   those values through violence and terror is doomed to failure."
   
   Tomorrow, May said, will be business as normal for both parliament and
   the people of London and that neither would "allow terror to drive us
   apart."   
   
   23:00  Queen Will Postpone Visit to New Scotland Yard
   
   The Queen will postpone a planned visit to New Scotland Yard tomorrow
   in light of the day's events.
   
   https://twitter.com/BBCPeterHunt/status/844665221235064833
   
   23:38  Police Name Slain Police Officer, Death Toll Rises to Five
   
   Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Rowley has named the police officer who
   died earlier as 48-year-old Keith Palmer.
   
   https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk/status/844678299158753281
   
   Rowley also confirmed another member of the public has died. Reports
   indicate 40 people are injured.
   
   23:59  Police Release Picture of PC Keith Palmer
   
   The police have released a picture of Police Constable Keith Palmer,
   the 48-year-old husband and father murdered in today's attack.
   
   https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/844680793419079680
   
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Theresa May says 'Islamist' Westminster Attack 'Not Islamic'
by LIAM DEACON | 23 Mar 2017 | 5,847
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/03/23/theresa-may-islamist-westminster-attack/

  "The Prime Minister has said the "Islamist" attack on Parliament was not
   "Islamic" and Islam is a "great faith".
   
   Taking on the role of a theologian, Theresa May insisted: "It is wrong
   to describe this as Islamic terrorism. It is Islamist terrorism. It is
   a perversion of a great faith."
   
   Speaking in Parliament, she also said the attack showed "the importance
   of all of our faiths working together, and recognising the values that
   we share".
   
   Adding: "This act of terror was not an act of faith. It was a
   perversion; a warped ideology, which leads to an act of terrorism like
   that and it will not prevail."
   
   Islamism is generally defined as a political interpretation of Islam.
   Some critics argue Islam is intrinsically political – as the Quran
   mandates a religious state and law – and say the term is irrelevant.
   
   MPs almost unanimously agreed with the Prime Minister, lining up to
   warn against "demonising" and "stigmatising" Muslims, and to condemn
   "Islamophobia" and "racial and religious" discrimination.
   
   Khalid Mahmood, the Labour MP for Birmingham Perry Barr, said the
   attacker or attackers "pretend to be of a particular religion".
   
   "If they were of a religion they would not be carrying out acts like
   this," he added.
   
   Tulip Siddiq, the Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn, added: "People
   who commit acts of terrorism in the name of Islam do not speak for the
   majority of Muslims in this country."
   
   UKIP leader Paul Nuttall, meanwhile, did not shy away from describing
   the attack as "Islamic".
   
   "We have a cancer within a particular community and it needs to be cut
   out," he told Sky News outside Westminster Palace. "The Muslim
   community I believe needs to do more about this.
   
   "We have the problem that we have 800 British citizens out fighting in
   Syria and Iraq for Islamic State.
   
   "I don't believe they should be allowed to return and I think that,
   down the line, we're going to have to look at foreign funding of
   mosques, particularly from Saudi Arabia, who promote radicalism across
   the globe."
   
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The Truth About the London Terror Attack
by Paul Joseph Watson , Published on Mar 22, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZgG0p6eBBY