• Two serious incidents near the British parliament.
• A police officer has been stabbed in the Houses of Parliament in central London, Commons Leader David Lidington has said.
• The alleged assailant was shot by armed police following a “serious” incident.
• There are further reports of a car driving into a number of people on Westminster Bridge, before driving into the railings of the Palace of Westminster.
• According to reports as many as 12 people could have been involved. People are being treated at the scene.
  
• Westminster is currently in lockdown with MPs told to remain in the main chamber or in their offices.
• Scotland Yard said it was called to a firearms incident on Westminster Bridge amid reports of several people injured.
• Transport for London said Westminster underground station has been shut at the police’s request.

London Ambulance Service Deputy Director of Operations Pauline Cranmer said:

“We were called at 2.40pm to Westminster Bridge to reports of an incident.

We have sent a number of resources to the scene including ambulance crews, London’s Air Ambulance and our Hazardous Area Response Team.

We will issue more information when we have it.”

AGGIORNAMENTO 17:00

La polizia sta chiedendo alle persone di evitare le seguenti aree:

• Parliament Square
• Whitehall
• Westminster Bridge
• Lambeth Bridge
• Victoria Street fino all’unione con Broadway e Victoria Embankment fino alla metropolitana Embankment.

Questo è per facilitare i soccorsi. Le autorità, compresi vigili del fuoco, restano sulla scena e stanno operando come nel caso di un attacco terroristico, sebbene non sia ancora stato accertato.

Si ringraziano le autorità e i soccorritori per il lavoro che stanno svolgendo.

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