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UK Parliament Attack: Scenes of horror outside Westminister

A knife-wielding man went on a deadly rampage in the heart of Britain's seat of power Wednesday, ploughing a car into pedestrians on London's Westminster Bridge before stabbing a police officer to death inside the gates of Parliament.
Conservative Member of Parliament Tobias Ellwood, centre, helps emergency services attend to an injured person outside the Houses of Parliament, London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. | AP
Conservative Member of Parliament Tobias Ellwood, centre, helps emergency services attend to an injured person outside the Houses of Parliament, London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. | AP
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Police forensic officers at the scene close to the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. A knife-wielding man went on a deadly rampage in the heart of Britain's seat of power Wednesday. | AP
Police forensic officers at the scene close to the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. A knife-wielding man went on a deadly rampage in the heart of Britain's seat of power Wednesday. | AP
People stand near a crashed car and an injured person lying on the ground, right, on Bridge Street near the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. The attacker allegedly plowed a car into pedestrians on London's Westminster Bridge before stabbing a police officer to death inside the gates of Parliament. | AP
People stand near a crashed car and an injured person lying on the ground, right, on Bridge Street near the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. The attacker allegedly plowed a car into pedestrians on London's Westminster Bridge before stabbing a police officer to death inside the gates of Parliament. | AP
Five people were killed, including the assailant, and 40 others were injured in what Prime Minister Theresa May condemned as a 'sick and depraved terrorist attack.' | AP
Five people were killed, including the assailant, and 40 others were injured in what Prime Minister Theresa May condemned as a 'sick and depraved terrorist attack.' | AP
An attacker is treated by emergency services outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. A doctor who treated the wounded from the bridge said some had 'catastrophic' injuries. | AP
An attacker is treated by emergency services outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. A doctor who treated the wounded from the bridge said some had 'catastrophic' injuries. | AP
In this image from video, a girl lying on the ground is treated by passers-by on the Embankment near to the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday March 22, 2017. Three police officers, several French teenagers on a school trip, two Romanian tourists and five South Korean visitors were among the injured.| AP
In this image from video, a girl lying on the ground is treated by passers-by on the Embankment near to the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday March 22, 2017. Three police officers, several French teenagers on a school trip, two Romanian tourists and five South Korean visitors were among the injured.| AP
Two policemen stand guard at a cordoned off area on the way to the Houses of Parliament in central London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Police said they were treating the attack as terrorism. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. | AP
Two policemen stand guard at a cordoned off area on the way to the Houses of Parliament in central London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Police said they were treating the attack as terrorism. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. | AP
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May gives a statement to the media outside 10 Downing street in London, Wednesday March 22, 2017, following a terror attack in the Westminster area of London earlier Wednesday. | AP
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May gives a statement to the media outside 10 Downing street in London, Wednesday March 22, 2017, following a terror attack in the Westminster area of London earlier Wednesday. | AP
Armed police take cover outside the the Houses of Parliament, London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. The threat level for international terrorism in the U.K. was already listed at severe, meaning an attack was 'highly likely.' | AP
Armed police take cover outside the the Houses of Parliament, London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. The threat level for international terrorism in the U.K. was already listed at severe, meaning an attack was 'highly likely.' | AP
Mark Rowley, Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations in the Metropolitan Police, speaks to the media outside Scotland Yard in London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. He also said that Islamic extremism was suspected in the attack, adding that authorities believe they know the assailant's identity but would not reveal it while the investigation was ongoing. | AP
Mark Rowley, Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations in the Metropolitan Police, speaks to the media outside Scotland Yard in London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. He also said that Islamic extremism was suspected in the attack, adding that authorities believe they know the assailant's identity but would not reveal it while the investigation was ongoing. | AP
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