London Terror Attack: Within a few hours, there were signs that normalcy was returning.
Five people, including a policeman, were killed on Wednesday close to Britain's Houses of Parliament in what police said they were treating as a terrorist incident. The dead included the attacker, while the other two victims were among the pedestrians hit by the car as it tore along Westminster Bridge, which is right next to parliament.
Indian-origin lawmaker Keith Vaz was among those inside the building along with 400-odd members. "We are all locked in the chamber in the House of Commons, there are 400-odd MPs here and we cannot leave," Mr Vaz told NDTV. Mr Vaz, 59, said members heard gunshots. "We have been told that the attacker was shot. An air ambulance has arrived and everything is in a lockdown situation. This is all very alarming. We do not know what is happening."
The attacks come a day after UK, following the US, banned passengers traveling from airports in several middle-eastern airports from bringing laptops, tablets and other portable electronic devices on board with them when they fly.
Here are latest updates on attack near UK Parliament:
President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed sadness over the terror attack on the UK Parliament on Wednesday, where five people - including the perpetrator - were killed and dozens were severely injured.
Mar 23, 2017 08:40 (IST)
President Pranab Mukherjee condemns the Parliament attack in London
The US president's oldest child took aim at Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, who was quoted last year by the Independent, a London newspaper, saying terrorism preparedness had to become part of the fabric of major cities.
World leaders unanimously condemned the attack in the heart of London by a man who was shot dead by armed police, with many saying they stand with Britain.
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Mar 23, 2017 07:49 (IST)
PM Narendra Modi expresses condolences for attack near UK Parliament
Mar 23, 2017 07:05 (IST)
European Commission President said the attack left him "highly emotional".
In Brussels to commemorate the one-year anniversary of attacks on the main airport and a metro station, Juncker said "the fact that exactly on the same day something similar happened in London, and to London, is really putting me in the situation of someone who does not have...enough words to express how I am deeply feeling."
Mar 23, 2017 07:03 (IST)
"I Turned Around To Find A Man Lying In A Pool Of Blood," Says Witness on Westminster Bridge
"I heard a thud, turned round and there was a man lying about 10 yards away from me," Reuters photographer Toby Melville recalls, describing the moment a man fell from London's Westminster Bridge to the pavement below
Mar 23, 2017 05:14 (IST)
Mar 23, 2017 05:14 (IST)
UK police suspect 'Islamist-related terrorism' behind attack
"Islamist-related terrorism is our assumption," top counter terrorism officer Mark Rowley told journalists. The male assailant was shot dead after mowing down pedestrians and stabbing a policeman.
Mar 23, 2017 04:20 (IST)
Mark Rowley, Britain's most senior counter-terrorism officer, says nearly 40 injured
Mar 23, 2017 04:14 (IST)
Another civilian dies, say Police. Number of dead now 5
Mar 23, 2017 03:14 (IST)
Extra Police Officers To Man London Streets Today
Mar 23, 2017 02:47 (IST)
Canada tightens security after London attack
Canada has tightened security, especially on Parliament Hill, after the deadly attack outside parliament in London, an official said.
Mar 23, 2017 02:39 (IST)
British Prime Minister Theresa May said that "UK won't change terror threat level after attack."
Mar 23, 2017 02:18 (IST)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned attack near British Parliament
Merkel said Germany stood by Britain "firmly and resolutely".
"Although the background to these acts are not yet clear, I reaffirm that Germany and its citizens stand firmly and resolutely alongside Britons in the struggle against all forms of terrorism," Merkel said in a statement.
"In these grave moments, we Germans feel very close to the British people," President Frank-Walter Steinmeier added.
Mar 23, 2017 01:47 (IST)
Mar 23, 2017 01:03 (IST)
Mar 23, 2017 01:00 (IST)
British PM Theresa May issues statement on attack on parliament Theresa May's thoughts are with those killed and injured in an attack close to parliament and the British prime minister is being kept updated with developments, her office said on Wednesday.
