In London, an armed man opened fire near the British Parliament building, BBC reports. According to media reports, there are wounded. The parliament building is currently cordoned off, Reuters reports, citing a source in parliament.

According to the BBC, two people were injured, but a Reuters correspondent, witnessing the incident near the Palace of Westminster, reported that at least 10 people were injured. At 19.39 Moscow time it became known that two wounded had died. Some of the victims are in serious condition. A doctor at St. Thomas Hospital told the BBC that some of the victims had “monstrous” wounds.

The police consider the incident a terrorist attack. "We are currently treating this as an act of terrorism," said in a statement Scotland Yard . Police urge people not to distribute photographs of the wounded on social networks. “If you have photographs or videos of what happened, please hand them over to the police,” Scotland Yard urges. “We thank the public for their help and urge people to remain calm and be alert,” the department said on Twitter. Police are asking visitors and residents of London not to visit the Parliament area.

Parliament sessions have been suspended, exits from the building are blocked, deputies and peers are inside, a TASS correspondent reports from the scene. British Prime Minister Theresa May is safe, a BBC source said. She was taken away from the scene of the emergency in a silver Jaguar. Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain was in Buckingham Palace at the time of the terrorist attack, which is located less than 1 km from the scene of the emergency.

Police have killed a gunman who drove a car into the gates of Parliament, killing at least five people on Westminster Bridge. According to Sky News, the crimes at the British Parliament and on the bridge were most likely committed by the same persons or entity. According to the TV channel, the criminal first crashed into pedestrians in a car on the sidewalk of Westminster Bridge, then rammed the gates of the Parliament building, ran out of the car, wounded a policeman with a knife and was killed by another police officer. Some eyewitnesses claim that an explosion occurred at the scene. An ambulance helicopter was sent to the parliament building.

The Russian Embassy in the UK has opened a hotline for Russian citizens in connection with the incident at the Palace of Westminster, TASS reports. The Russians were not injured as a result of the incident in London, the embassy clarified. Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova commented on the incident.

“We express our condolences and sympathy to all those who suffered, the relatives of all those who died during this aggressive attack. We do not and will never divide terrorism on any grounds. We qualify this as a clear evil that must be confronted collectively. And at this moment, as always, our hearts are with the British people and we share their pain,” she said.

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