London, 23/03/2017. Today, members of the public, politicians, multi-faith leaders, ambassadors, tourists and police gathered at the candlelit vigil in Trafalgar Square. The commemoration ceremony was led by London's Mayor Sadiq Khan, Secretary of State Amber Rudd MP and the MET Police Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey (Acting Commissioner of the MET Police between 22 February and 10 April 2017, before Cressida Dick took office).
On the 22 March 2017 at around 14:40 a terrorist attack...
more »London, 23/03/2017. Today, members of the public, politicians, multi-faith leaders, ambassadors, tourists and police gathered at the candlelit vigil in Trafalgar Square. The commemoration ceremony was led by London's Mayor Sadiq Khan, Secretary of State Amber Rudd MP and the MET Police Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey (Acting Commissioner of the MET Police between 22 February and 10 April 2017, before Cressida Dick took office).
On the 22 March 2017 at around 14:40 a terrorist attack took place close to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London. A lone attacker, identified as the 52-year-old British citizen Khalid Masood (born as Adrian Russell Ajao), drove a rented dark-grey Hyundai Tucson into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge killing four people. A British woman of Spanish and Cypriot ancestry, Aysha Frade and US tourist Kurt Cochran were killed on Wednesday, while 75-year-old Londoner Leslie Rhodes died today in hospital. Andreea Cristea, a 31-year-old tourist from Romania, fell into the Thames during the attack; she died in hospital as a result of her injuries on 6 April after her life support was withdrawn. After running over at least 50 people on the Bridge, the attacker crashed the car into the railings surrounding the Houses of Parliament. Then, armed by a knife he stabbed an unarmed police officer, the 48-year-old PC Keith Palmer, who later died from the injuries. Finally the attacker was shot and killed by an armed police officer. Six people have died, including the police officer and the attacker. 29 people were treated in hospital. During the press conference of the 23 March 2017, the Prime Minister, Theresa May, stated that the attacker was British-born and had been investigated "some years ago" by MI5 in relation to violent extremism. On the same day, Islamic State (Isis) claimed responsibility for the attack. (Caption Updated: 12 April 2017).
For more info about Khalid Masood click here (Source - Telegraph.co.uk):
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