A man has been arrested after crashing his car into the the protective barrier outside of the House of Parliament in London on Tuesday:
This morning a security incident has occurred outside the Palace of Westminster which is being handled by the Met Police.
— UK Parliament (@UKParliament) August 14, 2018
Police are treating the incident as a suspected terror attack, but they are not releasing any details at this time:
The driver of the car — in his late 20s — was arrested at the scene on suspicion of terrorism offenses. Few other details about him, his identity or a possible motive were released. No one else was in the car and no weapons were found with him. https://t.co/vASsh2G9Yn
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 14, 2018
According to media reports, the suspected terrorist injured a number of pedestrians and bicyclists in the attack:
TERROR ATTACK: Police say a driver who plowed into some bicyclists and pedestrians in front of London's Parliament did it on purpose. Authorities are treating it as a terrorist attack. The male driver is under arrest. No one was killed. #Fox35 #GDO https://t.co/sDTlrAz2N1
— Amy Kaufeldt (@Fox35Amy) August 14, 2018
Thankfully, there are no life-threatening injuries reported:
BREAKING: London's Metropolitan police: no one is in a life-threatening condition after car crash outside Houses of Parliament.
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 14, 2018
The exact moment of the attack was caught on video:
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#BREAKING The moment of the vehicle attack in #London caught in a nearby roof pic.twitter.com/Yn5sm6k5QE
— Guy Elster (@guyelster) August 14, 2018
As was the arrest of the suspect:
A man has been arrested and several people injured after a car crashed into barriers outside the UK Houses of Parliament. https://t.co/9zBNvqdE6G
Credit: @VinnyMcAv @euronews pic.twitter.com/851EIM0BVU
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 14, 2018
Dear terrorists: You will never win. See below ==>
Tours of the Houses of Parliament will go ahead today for visitors who have already bought tickets and have proof of purchase. Visitors should enter via Portcullis House on Victoria Embankment. There's still a police cordon in place, so we advise approaching from Charing Cross.
— UK Parliament (@UKParliament) August 14, 2018
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