Two men shot outside UK parliament

A man stormed a security checkpoint outside the UK Houses of Parliament and stabbed a police officer on Wednesday afternoon.

The attacker was shot by police outside the Palace of Westminster. Police have confirmed that both the officer and the alleged terrorist died.

The man was wrongly identified as a known extremist and hate preacher, but it has since been confirmed the suspected attacker named by several British media outlets is in prison.

Before the attacker reached Parliament, at least 20 others were injured when he mowed down pedestrians in a car on a nearby bridge.

Police said they were treating the attack “as a terrorist incident until we know otherwise”.

The building, in the heart of London, has been locked down and Parliament was suspended.

Westminster Bridge was littered with bodies after the attacker drove into pedestrians, before crashing into the gates outside Parliament.

Colleen Anderson of St Thomas’ Hospital told the British news agency Press Association that a female pedestrian had died.

“Some had injuries they could walk away from or have life-changing injuries.”

Eight patients were being treated at King’s College emergency department — six males and two females.

King’s College said two of the injured were in a critical condition, and the remaining six were stabled.

There are reports that two of the injured were schoolchildren.

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