Casualties Reported After Car Rampage, Knife Attack In London

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Updated March 22, 2017

Emergency services staff provide medical attention close to the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. London police say they are treating a gun and knife incident at Britain's Parliament "as a terrorist incident until we know otherwise." The Metropolitan Police says in a statement that the incident is ongoing. Officials say a man with a knife attacked a police officer at Parliament and was shot by officers. Nearby, witnesses say a vehicle struck several people on the Westminster Bridge. (Matt Dunham/AP)

A vehicle mowed down pedestrians on London's Westminster Bridge, killing multiple people and leaving others with injuries described as catastrophic. Around the same time Wednesday, a knife-wielding attacker stabbed a police officer and was shot on the grounds outside Britain's Parliament, sending the compound into lockdown.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson gets the latest on the developing story from NPR international correspondent Frank Langfitt (@franklangfitt).

With reporting from The Associated Press

This article was originally published on March 22, 2017.

This segment aired on March 22, 2017.

Casualties Reported After Car Rampage, Knife Attack In London

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