• Armed police following major incidents outside the Houses of Parliament in central London. Andy Rain/EPA
    Armed police following major incidents outside the Houses of Parliament in central London. Andy Rain/EPA
  • People fleeing after being evacuated from the Houses of Parliament in central London. Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP
    People fleeing after being evacuated from the Houses of Parliament in central London. Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP
  • A woman running on Westminster Bridge in London after terror incident on the bridge. Toby Melville/Reuters
    A woman running on Westminster Bridge in London after terror incident on the bridge. Toby Melville/Reuters
  • A man being treated by emergency services, as knives lie on the floor, with police looking on. Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP
    A man being treated by emergency services, as knives lie on the floor, with police looking on. Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP
  • A member of the emergency services carries a stretcher. Multiple shots were fired near the UK Parliament on Wednesday in London during an attack that also saw people hit by a car on Westminster Bridge. Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
    A member of the emergency services carries a stretcher. Multiple shots were fired near the UK Parliament on Wednesday in London during an attack that also saw people hit by a car on Westminster Bridge. Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
  • Armed police respond outside parliament. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
    Armed police respond outside parliament. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
  • Armed officers on standby outside Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament on March 22, 2017 after a police officer was stabbed near the British Parliament and the alleged assailant shot by armed police. Jack Taylor/Getty Images
    Armed officers on standby outside Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament on March 22, 2017 after a police officer was stabbed near the British Parliament and the alleged assailant shot by armed police. Jack Taylor/Getty Images
  • A forensics investigator works at the scene after an attack on Westminster Bridge in London. Hannah McKay/Reuters
    A forensics investigator works at the scene after an attack on Westminster Bridge in London. Hannah McKay/Reuters
  • The Metropolitan Police urged people to stay away from the area. Yui Mok/PA via AP
    The Metropolitan Police urged people to stay away from the area. Yui Mok/PA via AP
  • Emergency services transport an injured person to an ambulance. Matt Dunham/AP Photo
    Emergency services transport an injured person to an ambulance. Matt Dunham/AP Photo
  • Two men helped by police and emergency services near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament. Carl Court / Getty Images
    Two men helped by police and emergency services near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament. Carl Court / Getty Images

London under attack - in pictures


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A man mowed down pedestrians on a bridge near the British parliament and stabbed a policeman on Wednesday, killing three people before being shot and killed by police.