On Wednesday, 4 people were killed and many were injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd on London’s Westminster Bridge near the UK Parliament building. One man was later shot by police after he stabbed an officer inside the Parliament compound.
London Metropolitan police said they were treating the events as terrorist incidents. The attack is currently being investigated.
"We have now made a total of eight arrests as part of the ongoing Counter Terrorism operation," the police said on Twitter.
We have now made a total of eight arrests as part of the ongoing Counter Terrorism operation #WestminsterAttack
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) 23 марта 2017 г.
A Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene.
‘We were told a police offer was stabbed and the assailant had been shot' #londonshooting #westminsterbridge #londonattack #UKparliament pic.twitter.com/W2oTOuF2Qx
— Sputnik UK (@SputnikNewsUK) 22 марта 2017 г.