Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSerious incident outside of the British Parliament - gunshots
I suspect someone has been shot - have to wonder if it's an MP
Watching BBC
Man in all black stabbed police officer - shot by other police
add
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
7 replies, 1639 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (0)
ReplyReply to this post
7 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Serious incident outside of the British Parliament - gunshots (Original Post)
malaise
Mar 2017
OP
gopiscrap
(23,763 posts)1. yikes
malaise
(269,157 posts)3. OK update
Vehicle moved down some people (at least five), crashed into gate. Looks like two separate incidents - police stabbing and killing of shooter by cops.
gopiscrap
(23,763 posts)4. I stayed right across the river from Westminster
HipChick
(25,485 posts)7. My sister works across the bridge..
Everyone is on lockdown...
csziggy
(34,137 posts)2. At least a dozen injured near UK parliament: Reuters photographer
Wed Mar 22, 2017 | 10:57am EDT
A least a dozen people have been injured on Westminster Bridge after large bangs were heard outside the British parliament, a Reuters photographer said on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Toby Melville, writing by Alistair Smout; editing by Stephen Addison)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-security-photographer-idUSKBN16T1Y5
A least a dozen people have been injured on Westminster Bridge after large bangs were heard outside the British parliament, a Reuters photographer said on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Toby Melville, writing by Alistair Smout; editing by Stephen Addison)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-security-photographer-idUSKBN16T1Y5
No more at link - other than a photo with caption of a policeman taping off an area.
gopiscrap
(23,763 posts)6. Wow, I was on that bridge about 19 months ago
herding cats
(19,566 posts)5. The Guardian has a live feed.