The police previously called the attack in Westminster a terrorist attack

The London police investigate the case of shooting next to the parliament on March 22 as a terrorist attack until he receives evidence of the reverse. This was reported on the Twitter of the police.

https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk/status/844572599342518273

According to eyewitnesses, which is cited by The Guardian, a man in black attacked a policeman with a knife and tried to break into the parliament building. He was later shot dead. The member of the House of Commons David Lidington previously spoke about the same development of events.

https://twitter.com/reuters_russia/status/844568468909445121

According to Sky News, journalist Kevin Chofield, he first heard a loud explosion next to parliament, and then saw someone attacked a policeman outside the gates of the Westminster Palace. After the second police officer ran up, the attacker pulled out the knife and was shot dead.

Prior to this, at least five people shot down a car on the Westminster bridge, and then crashed into the fence of parliament.

Now the parliament building is cordoned off, its work is interrupted until the situation is clarified. Part of the streets near him and metro station are closed. Earlier it was reported that British Prime Minister Teresa May is safe.

The Russian Embassy in London reported that the Russians, according to preliminary data, were not injured in the attack on parliament.