London attack
At least four people plus the attacker died in a car rampage and knife attack in London on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, including a police officer guarding Parliament, police said.
A knife-wielding man mowed down pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge before stabbing an armed police officer to death inside the gates of Parliament, which was placed on lockdown.
Armed police outside Parliament
Armed police respond outside Parliament in London on March 22, 2017, after a police officer was fatally stabbed on Parliament grounds and the attacker was shot and killed.
Parliament attacker
The man police say stabbed an officer outside Parliament is treated by emergency services after he was shot on March 22, 2017. Knives can be seen on the ground. The attacker and police officer both died. London police say they are treating it “as a terrorist incident until we know otherwise.”
Passersby offer aid
An injured person is assisted after an attacker hit pedestrians on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017.
Police take charge
Police assist bystanders during an incident on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017.
Armed police respond
Armed police respond outside Parliament in London, March 22, 2017.
London attack
An injured person lies on the ground after a car mowed down pedestrians on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017. Police said it was being investigated as a terrorist incident.
An injured man is assisted
An injured man is assisted on the footpath under Westminster Bridge after an incident in London, March 22, 2017.
An air ambulance lands
An air ambulance lands in Parliament Square in London, Britain March 22, 2017. A police officer was fatally stabbed outside Parliament before the attacker was shot and killed.
Armed response
Armed police respond outside Parliament during an apparent terrorist incident in London, Britain March 22, 2017.
Parliament attack
British police forensics officers work near a vehicle that crashed into the railings around the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 22, 2017, in the aftermath of a terror incident. Officials said a man ran down pedestrians on a bridge with his car, then stabbed a police officer outside Parliament before being shot dead.
An injured woman is assisted
An injured woman is assisted on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017.
An armed police officer
An armed police officer assists a woman on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017.
Injured people are assisted
Injured people are assisted after an attacker hit pedestrians on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017.
Emergency services respond
Emergency services respond after an incident on Westminster Bridge in London, Britain March 22, 2017.
A woman ducks under a police tape
A woman ducks under police tape on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017.
An injured woman
A woman lies injured after an attacker struck pedestrians on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017.
A man lies injured
A man lies injured on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017.
An injured woman receives aid
A woman lies injured after an incident on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017.
London medic
A medic at the scene near London’s Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament on March 22, 2017.
Injured people are assisted
Injured people are assisted after an attacker struck pedestrians on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017.
Emergency response
A member of the public is treated by emergency services near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament on March 22, 2017.
Injured people get assistance
Injured people are assisted on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017.
London Eye evacuated
Police officers stand between the pods of the London Eye during the evacuation of passengers following a terror incident at the nearby Westminster Bridge and Houses of Parliament.
Forensics investigators
Forensics investigators work at the scene after an attack on Westminster Bridge in London, Britain March 22, 2017.
Paramedics treat an injured person
Paramedics treat an inured person on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017.
A woman assists injured person
A woman assists an injured person on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017.
Officer killed
London police released this photo of Police Constable Keith Palmer, who was killed in the attack outside Parliament on March 22, 2017.
Police victim remembered
American tourist Staci Martin posed for a photo with PC Keith Palmer outside Parliament shortly before the attack in which Palmer was killed.
“I want to get this picture to his family and I want people to know what a nice person he was and how fragile life can be,” she said.