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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 22 2017, 12:01 PM (637 Views) | |
| Webster | Mar 22 2017, 12:01 PM Post #1 |
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.......there are reports coming in over the wire of an apparent terrorist incident right outside or in the vicinity of the Houses of Parliament in London.... (The Guardian) Reports of shooting at House of Commons --There are reports of a shooting at the Commons --Man shot in entrance to the Commons. Appears to be a policeman down too (Jason Groves, Daily Mail - 22 March 2017) |
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| Webster | Mar 22 2017, 01:53 PM Post #61 |
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(The Guardian) Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, has issued this statement about the attack. My thoughts are with everyone caught up in the dreadful incident at Westminster today, including the emergency services who responded bravely to ensure the safety of the many people nearby. Following the incident the Scottish government has been liaising closely with Police Scotland and the cabinet secretary for Justice has been briefed by the chief constable. This afternoon our officials held a Scottish government resilience (SGoRR) meeting with Police Scotland, to ensure that any potential implications for Scotland are considered and I will convene a Ministerial SGoRR meeting later this evening. We have been in regular dialogue with the parliament and I fully support the decision of the presiding officer to suspend proceedings this afternoon. It should be made clear, however, that this was not because of any specific threat to the parliament or to Scotland We are liaising with our counterparts in the UK government and the Scottish government stands ready to support in any way we can. |
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| Webster | Mar 22 2017, 01:56 PM Post #62 |
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![]() (The Guardian) A picture of the suspected attacker being treated by emergency services at the scene outside the Palace of Westminster has emerged |
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| Webster | Mar 22 2017, 02:01 PM Post #63 |
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Both Fox News & Sky News are reporting four dead, twenty injured in today's terrorist incidents at Westminster in London.... |
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| Webster | Mar 22 2017, 02:02 PM Post #64 |
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NBC News reporting that President Trump has spoken at length w/PM May concerning the events in London.... |
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| Webster | Mar 22 2017, 02:03 PM Post #65 |
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(The Guardian) Police confirm that four people have died in the London attack today, including one police officer and the attacker. Officers believe there was only one attacker at this stage. At least twenty (people) have been injured. |
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| Webster | Mar 22 2017, 02:04 PM Post #66 |
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| Webster | Mar 22 2017, 02:32 PM Post #67 |
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(The Guardian) Police press conference •Assistant commissioner Mark Rowley, head of counterterrorism, confirmed four people have died including one police officer and the attacker. •Attacker ploughed into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before crashing into the railing of the Houses of Parliament and exiting the car to continue the attack. •Attacker then stabbed one of armed officers protecting parliament, who has died. •Police are currently working on the assumption that there was only one attacker. •Two people died on Westminster Bridge •At least twenty people have been injured, including three police officers who were returning from a commendation ceremony. •Public should expect a heavier police presence on the streets of London in forthcoming days. He said: “Please be vigilant you will see more police officers armed and unarmed on the streets of London.” •Police have deployed massive resources but they can call on the military if needed. Rowley said: This is a day we’ve planned for but hoped would never happen, sadly it’s now a reality. |
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| Webster | Mar 22 2017, 02:33 PM Post #68 |
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![]() --Statement from Secretary of State Tillerson on London incident (Mark Knoller, CBS News - 22 March 2017) |
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| Webster | Mar 22 2017, 02:34 PM Post #69 |
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--My thoughts with the families of those injured & killed. Those seeking to attack our democracy with these barbarous methods will never win. (David Cameron, Fmr. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - 22 March 2017) |
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| Webster | Mar 22 2017, 02:35 PM Post #70 |
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(The Guardian) More details are emerging about the French students injured on Westminster Bridge during the attack. Ouest France reported that three students from the Saint-Joseph de Concarneau lycée (secondary school) were injured in the car attack on Westminster bridge. The paper said two of them are in a “critical” condition. The condition of the third is not known. The pupils were in 2nd grade - aged 15 or 16. There were four classes from the school on a week-long visit to London, meaning more than 100 teenagers. Around a dozen were believed to have been on Westminster Bridge at the time of the attack. Forough Salami, vice president of the Brittany regional council, was in London with two colleagues Anne Gallo and Mona Bras. She was with a delegation of 40 people from business and cultural circles invited to the Australian embassy. “At the time of the attack, we weren’t nearby and we had difficulty having information, but we’ve just learned what hospital the three injured lycéens from Concarneau were being treated. The rest of the class was held on a boat with psychological councillors before being taken back to their youth hostel,” she told the local newspaper. |
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| Webster | Mar 22 2017, 02:37 PM Post #71 |
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--My thoughts are with the victims of the Westminster attack. Europe stands firm with the UK against terror and ready to help. (Donald Tusk, European Council President - 22 March 2017) --Merkel: Deeply shocked by attacks on police & members of public in London. My thoughts are with injured & our solidarity goes out to the UK. (German Embassy - London -- 22 March 2017) --The French Ambassador’s thoughts are with the victims of the #Westminster attack and the whole British people. #Parliament (French Embassy - London -- 22 March 2017) --Horrified by the images from #London. My thoughts are with our British friends. #dkpol (Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark - 22 March 2017) |
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| Webster | Mar 22 2017, 02:39 PM Post #72 |
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(The Guardian) Steve White, chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales, which represents tens of thousands of rank-and-file officers, has paid tribute to the officers involved in the incident He said: No words can capture how members of the policing family will feel after today’s horrific events. We have lived in the knowledge that an attack on UK soil has been highly likely for nearly three years. Everyone is firmly aware of this fact, but it makes it no less shocking when it becomes a reality. This incident highlights the very real risks that police face each and every day. Officers will tonight take the opportunity to hug loved ones and seek comfort in the company of friends and family. But one will not. The pain of that officer’s family, friends and colleagues will be shared by us all. Our hearts go out to their family and our thoughts are with them and their colleagues at this terrible time along with others who have been injured today. |
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| Webster | Mar 22 2017, 02:41 PM Post #73 |
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(The Guardian) ...from the Guardian's Anushka Asthana... --I’m in Westminster Hall waiting to be evacuated and have just bumped into Julian Lewis, the Conservative MP who chairs parliament’s defence committee. He told me: It is always open to any lunatic with a fanatical outlook on life to mount an attack against innocent people in pursuit of their fixations and we have to be ever grateful to those who defend us on the perimeter of this building which was attacked before by the IRA and which has been anticipating this possibility ever since the 11 September, 2001. We were recalled to parliament for an emergency session on Friday 14 September, and that was the first time we had he presence of police armed with sub machine guns openly guarding the Palace of Westminster - and they’ve been here ever since. |
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| Webster | Mar 22 2017, 02:43 PM Post #74 |
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(The Guardian) The Ukip leader Paul Nuttall has issued this statement about the attack. A terrible attack on our democracy has taken place today. My thoughts tonight go out to the victims of this terrorist atrocity and their families. Once again the emergency services have demonstrated the extraordinary work they do on our behalf. That a police officer is among the dead underlines the debt of gratitude we all owe those who work to keep us safe. In the coming hours and days more information will doubtlesly emerge about the attacker or attackers and their motivation. In the meantime everyone should resolve that terrorism will never beat us. |
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| Webster | Mar 22 2017, 02:50 PM Post #75 |
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(The Guardian) Downing Street have just issued this statement. It’s from a Number 10 spokesman. The thoughts of the PM and the government are with those killed and injured in this appalling incident, and with their families. The PM is being kept updated and will shortly chair COBR. --COBR is a reference to the Cabinet Officers' Briefing Room at Whitehall in London; this, one would presume, the location that P.M. May will remain at for the time being |
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