Westminster terrorist Khalid Masood ‘used WhatsApp’ minutes before attack

However, he was known to police and has a range of previous convictions for assaults, including grievous bodily harm, possession of offensive weapons and public order offences.

May and British police say they believe the attacker acted alone and was “inspired by worldwide terrorism”.

Update 9.30pm: A 75-year-old man who was injured in the Westminster terror attack has died in hospital, Scotland Yard said.

“The policeman fell over on the ground and it was quite terrible to watch and then having done that, he disengaged and ran toward the House of Commons entrance used by MPs (members of parliament) and got about 20 yards or so when two plain-clothed guys with guns shot him”. He was later pronounced dead.

As the details of yesterday’s attack continue to emerge and Londoners march on with their characteristic plodding stoicism, one can at least take comfort in the ever-churning wheels of industry, government and finance in this great historic city. Forty people were hurt in the attacks.

Constable Keith Palmer, 48, was killed by a British-born terrorist in Wednesday’s attack.

Masood was shot and died at the scene.

It is as yet unclear whether there is one incident or two – there are reports of violence outside of Parliament and also by Westminster Bridge.

Video: The manager of the Brighton hotel where Khalid Masood stayed before the attack says his guest was “laughing and joking”.

I saw the photos on the TV and knew it was the man who lived here. Images have been broadcast of Tobias Ellwood-formerly an Army officer, now a Conservative M.P. and Foreign Office Minister-with blood on his face and hands, after he had applied mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to the policeman who had been knifed.

Five people lost their lives, including Masood, and two remain in a critical condition with one considered to have life-threatening injuries.

Intelligence services group, Soufan, said on Thursday that while recent attacks in Europe lacked the “formal command and control” previously associated with terrorism, “most attackers have engaged in some level of communication, inspiration or even direction from members of groups such as the Islamic State or al Qaeda…”

Meanwhile, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said President Donald Trump had been briefed on the incident. “They were a nice family, very reserved”.

A claim of responsibility for the March 22, 2017, London terror attack posted online by ISIS’ own pseudo-news agency, AMAQ. He is said to have used a number of aliases, including Adrian Elms, and was known to United Kingdom police and intelligences services.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has described the Westminster attack as “sick and depraved”, she was speaking after chairing a special meeting of the Cobra committee following the deadly attack in Westminster today.