Police: an attack in London was committed by an Islamist

The attack near the British Parliament building in London was committed by an Islamist. According to Reuters, this was announced by the head of the anti-terrorist unit of Scotland Yard Mark Rowley.

The identity of the attacker was established, the official also said. At the same time, he did not disclose the name of the terrorist and report what his citizenship he had.

The British media initially wrote that the attack was arranged by the subject of the kingdom of Abu Izaddin (before the adoption of Islam - Trevor Brokes), previously convicted of the justification of terrorism. However, then it turned out that he was still in prison.

According to Sky News, late in the evening on Wednesday the police held a raid in Birmingham in connection with the terrorist attack. Earlier, the Daily Mail wrote that the car on which the terrorist shot down people on the bridge could be rented in Birmingham.

Later it became known that the searches in the case were also held in London and other cities - only six addresses. Seven suspects of involvement in the attack were detained; Their names are not reported. At the same time, AP reports , the police confirm the initial version that the terrorist actually made an attack alone.

During the attack, four people were killed, including the terrorist himself. About 40 more, including children and foreigners, suffered. Seven, according to police, are in serious condition.

As noted, the attack was committed on the anniversary of the explosions in 2016 in the 2016 series in Brussels , the victims of which were 32 people.

British Prime Minister Teresa May in her speech dedicated to the London attack, assured : "We will never yield to terror." The place for the attack was not chosen by chance, May noted, since the British parliament symbolizes the values ​​of free people: democracy, freedom, human rights, and the rule of law. “Any attempts to crush these values ​​by violence and terror are doomed to failure,” the prime minister emphasized.

The attack in London occurred on Wednesday during the day . The criminal, moving by car, shot down several people on the Westminster bridge located near the parliament building. Then he attacked a 48-year-old policeman Keith Palmer, who was on duty at the territory adjacent to the parliament. As Rowley noted, the terrorist intended to get inside the building. The terrorist was shot.

It was reported that among the dead - a police Palmer, as well as a woman shot down on the bridge. Among the victims, three police officers trying to detain the terrorist.

In connection with the attack, the session of the House of Commons was interrupted, and the building was blocked. The deputies were called not to leave there. The metro station Westminster was closed at the request of the police.