Incident at Houses of Parliament

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    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."

    Scotland Yard said it was called to a firearms incident on Westminster Bridge amid reports of several people injured.

    Transport for London said


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  2. idler

    idler GeneralList

    Have the Beeb confirmed it as a 'peacemaker' incident yet?
     
  3. Puttenham

    Puttenham Well-Known Member

    No comment ?
     
  4. Brian Smith

    Brian Smith Junior Member

    Thoughts go to all involved, their families and friends.

    Shows once again the only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.
     

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