4 Dead, at Least 20 Injured in UK Parliament Terrorist Attack

4 Dead, at Least 20 Injured in UK Parliament Terrorist Attack
A member of the public is treated by emergency services near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament in London, England on March 22, 2017. A police officer has been stabbed near to the British Parliament and the alleged assailant shot by armed police. Scotland Yard report they have been called to an incident on Westminster Bridge where several people have been injured by a car. Carl Court/Getty Images
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LONDON—Four people were killed and at least 20 injured in London on Wednesday after a car plowed into pedestrians and an attacker stabbed a policeman close to the British parliament, in what police called a terrorist incident.

The dead included the assailant and the policeman he stabbed, 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.

“We’ve declared this as a terrorist incident and the counter-terrorism command are carrying out a full-scale investigation into the events today,” Mark Rowley, Britain’s most senior counter-terrorism officer, told reporters.

“The attack started when a car was driven over Westminster Bridge, hitting and injuring a number of members of the public, also including three police officers on their way back from a commendation ceremony.

A man lies injured after a shooting incident on Westminster Bridge in London on March 22, 2017. (REUTERS/Toby Melville)
A man lies injured after a shooting incident on Westminster Bridge in London on March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville