Police in London have raided 6 places and detained 7 people in connection with yesterday’s attack in Britain’s capital.
The police made the announcement today, a day after a man rammed a car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and stabbed a police officer outside the Houses of Parliament.
They say inquiries continue in Birmingham, London and other parts of the country. Prime Minister Theresa May is scheduled to make a statement on the attack to the House of Commons today.
Meanwhile media reports suggest that Daesh or ISIS has claimed that a ‘soldier of the caliphate’ carried out the attack that killed a total of 4 people including the lone wolf attacker.
8 people have been arrested so far in a closely guarded probe expect two key disclosures by British Prime Minister Theresa May in Parliament today.
She informed that the lone wolf attacker was British born and years ago had been under the British intelligence agency MI5’s scanner for concerns about violent extremism.
Tell-tale images that are rapidly being replicated in city after city across the world.
British lawmaker David Davies’ cellphone captured images of panic & chaos during the attack.
Aerial cameras filmed forensic teams at work gathering evidence to get to the bottom of the senseless killings the next day and terror did not deter British lawmakers from getting back to the country’s temple of democracy at Westminster. The House of Commons opening with minute’s silence and solemnity.
British Prime Minister Theresa May addressed Parliament over the attack with the “we are not afraid” refrain.
The Head of UK Counter Terrorism gave additional details about the attack confirming 4 deaths including the terrorist as well as the probe.
The London Police released the picture of the martyred policeman Constable Keith Palmer who was stabbed several times. London mayor Sadiq Khan had strong words intended to defeat the machinations of the forces behind the attack.
Clearly with terror attacks carried out by attackers moving from bombs, bullets and planes to trucks, cars & knives, the world needs to unite against terrorism and radicalization like never before. Close on the heels of London Attack , a similar plot was foiled by security agencies in Belgium.