The BBC reports:
Shots are reported to have been fired close to the Houses of Parliament in central London. Politicians and journalists have tweeted about hearing loud crashes outside the buildings. Witnesses said they saw people being treated for wounds and reported seeing a man with a knife in the grounds.
Staff inside Parliament were told to stay inside their offices. The BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg said police told her someone had been shot. She said MPs had told her they heard “three or four gunshots”. Tom Peck, political editor for the Independent, tweeted: “There was a loud bang. Screams. Commotion. Then the sound of gunshots. Armed police everywhere.”
Prime Minister Theresa May has reportedly been evacuated from the area. Story developing…
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MORE: At least a dozen armed officers inside British parliament – Reuters witness. Watch live: https://t.co/Ib5V8tkbZ3 pic.twitter.com/m5Lk99hRiA
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There was an “almighty crash” as a vehicle hit the railings outside Parliament, a witness tells Sky News pic.twitter.com/ubgSsntZPm
— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 22, 2017
#BreakingNews – Shots fired at UK Parliament; more than a dozen injured https://t.co/YmlMgFON8x pic.twitter.com/nncZpVAZ4l
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) March 22, 2017
Deputy speaker announces UK Houses of Parliament suspended after incident on Westminster Bridge https://t.co/WG8yXWpPVV pic.twitter.com/0SpfNcjAIv
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 22, 2017
BREAKING: UK House of Commons leader says it appears police officer stabbed, attacker shot outside parliament https://t.co/iVw3uvMEbw pic.twitter.com/dnONf7MViB
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) March 22, 2017
BREAKING NEWS:
– Shots fired outside UK Parliament
– 2 shot
– At least 12 inured
– Parliament in lockdown
– Prime Minister evacuated.— Breaking News Feed (@pzf) March 22, 2017
Helicopter lands near Houses of Parliament as police respond to firearms incident at London's Westminster Bridge. https://t.co/6ilOxFEvKs pic.twitter.com/DFndCUSAyn
— ABC News (@ABC) March 22, 2017