Assailant Shot, at Least a Dozen Injured in Incident at UK Parliament

Assailant Shot, at Least a Dozen Injured in Incident at UK Parliament
Police tapes off Parliament Square after reports of loud bangs, in London, Britain on March 22, 2017. (REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth)
Reuters
3/22/2017
Updated:
3/22/2017

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)

Nearby Westminster underground train station was closed at the request of police.

Photographs by Reuters staffer Toby Melville showed two people lying on Westminster Bridge, bleeding heavily.