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“Colleagues taken out of the library at gunpoint by counter-terrorist armed police officers”, she tweeted.

Police have confirmed that at least four people have died after what they describe as a terrorist attack near London’s Houses of Parliament.

Prime Minister Theresa May was seen being ushered into a silver Jaguar auto as what sounded like gunfire rang out at Parliament during the incident, PA reported. Speaking in Downing Street after that meeting, May said the attack was “sick and depraved”.

Officials say a man with a knife attacked a police officer at Parliament and was shot by officers.

“We condemn these horrific acts of violence, and whether they were carried out by troubled individuals or by terrorists, the victims know no difference”, Tillerson said.

1- Gunshots were heard being fired near Britain’s Parliament complex in central London, leading to the lockdown within the House of Commons chamber.

The LAS scrambled its helicopter ambulance to Westminster. The palace of Westminster itself is surrounded by large black barriers, which make approaching the complex in a vehicle hard.

Witton said she didn’t know much more than what she had seen on the news, but said there was a police presence in all the tube and overground stations on her way home from work.

The British police on Wednesday night said the death toll in the attack had risen to from three to four: a policeman and three civilians.

Tonight, and in the forthcoming days, Londoners can expect to see more police, both armed and unarmed, on the streets.

The Met Police said it could not confirm the number of casualties, which included police officers.

MPs voted to adjourn Parliament which was put in lock-down.

At around 2:35 p.m. a loud bang was heard throughout the building as the auto slammed into parliament’s perimeter fence.

Here is how the attack unfolded. MPs were told to stay inside, but were later moved to Westminster Abbey. Clutching a knife, he approached a second officer and was shot by police.

At least 20 people were injured after a vehicle crashed into pedestrians on Wednesday afternoon.

Tory MP Tobias Ellwood gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to the wounded officer, the Telegraph reported.

“Almost every element of our parliamentary tradition here in Australia is modelled on that of the Houses of Parliament in London – the birthplace of our great, free, parliamentary democracy”, Mr Turnbull said.

Frans Timmermans said at a European Parliament hearing that “the only response to the constant threat against our society, our way of life and values is our determination and that we keep defending our values that they hate so much”.

He appealed for witnesses with photographs or footage of the incident to hand it over to police. He concludes, “This is a day we planned for, but we hoped would never happen”.

President Donald Trump of the USA was formally briefed of the terrorist attack by National Security Adviser HR McMaster which made him appear at a scheduled meeting late.