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UK Parliament attack: man shot after police officer stabbed at House of Commons - Politics live
The Guardian ^ | 22 Mar 2017 | Andrew Sparrow

Posted on 03/22/2017 8:27:25 AM PDT by Cronos

ajor security alert at Westminster after at least one person shot after police officer attacked outside House of Commons

The aftermath of the apparent knife attack, which seemingly saw the attacker shot by police, could be seen in Old Palace Yard, the courtyard directly outside parliament.

At least one person could be seen prone on the ground, tended do by ambulance staff. An air ambulance landed on the grass of Parliament Square, and medical crews rushed in. However, they soon stepped back, and there was no sign of anyone being taken away.

While police looked clam, dozens of armed officers could be seen in the area. At one point, a group of about a dozen officers armed with guns arrived, some also carrying shields. They marched into parliament.

...Sky have spoken to an eyewitness who said he saw a 4x4 vehicle crash into a person and a railing near Parliament, before the driver fled.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abuizzadeen; england; islam; london; notizzadean; ukparliament; unitedkingdom
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To: ErikJohnsky
Buddhists don't believe there is a creator god.

The "Fat happy smiling dude" is a Chinese monk

The Buddha

was just a guy who reached nirvana, not a god, according to Buddhism

41 posted on 03/23/2017 12:57:42 PM PDT by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: 353FMG
To be fair, there are plenty of Moslem converts in the USA and UK who are worse than the Pakistanis.

It's not about importing people but about importing the death philosophy that is Islam

Islam needs to be banned

42 posted on 03/23/2017 12:59:38 PM PDT by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: Cronos

I agree.

Wish it were that easy.


43 posted on 03/23/2017 2:42:28 PM PDT by 353FMG (AMERICA FIRST.)
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