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    London Westminster shooting: Scotland Yard treating attack as terrorist incident

    London Westminster shooting: Scotland Yard treating attack as terrorist incident

    March 22 2017

    London police have confirmed the incident at Westminster is being treated as terrorist related.

    A policeman has been stabbed and his attacker shot by officers after a major terrorist incident at the Houses of Parliament.

    The attacker mowed down several pedestrians as he drove a grey Hyundai i40 across Westminster Bridge before crashing it into railings then running through the gates of the Palace of Westminster and stabbing the officer.

    Eyewitnesses said he was shot by police as he approached a second officer clutching his knife.

    He left a trail of destruction as paramedics tended to his victims on the bridge and at the gate.

    A 30-second clip posted on Twitter by @sikorskiradek showed a man lying in the bus lane, with several people running towards him. It then pans to another man lying in the middle of the road holding his left leg while two people kneel over him. A knocked-down orange cone can be seen at the edge of the pavement in the background.

    One white van and a motorbike were still in the road, with onlookers appearing to walk and run towards the injured.

    Prime Minister Theresa May was seen being ushered into a silver Jaguar in the grounds of the palace as what sounded like gunfire rang out at around 2.45pm. A Downing Street source confirmed she was "OK".

    Scotland Yard urged people to avoid the area, in a statement it said: "Officers - including firearms officers - remain on the scene and we are treating this as a terrorist incident until we know otherwise.
    Police close to the Palace of Westminster, London, after sounds similar to gunfire have been heard close to the Palace of Westminster. A man with a knife has been seen within the confines of the Palace, eyewitnesses said. Victoria Jones/PA Wire

    "We thank the public for their assistance."

    London Ambulance Service "declared a major incident", saying: "We were called at 2.40pm to Westminster Bridge to reports of an incident, with the first crew arriving within six minutes.

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

    "We are working closely with other members of the emergency services at the scene, with our priority being to ensure patients receive the medical help they need as quickly as possible.

    "We have declared a major incident and our priority is to assess patients and ensure that they are treated and taken to hospital as soon as possible.

    "As we are very busy dealing with this incident, we would ask the public to only call us in a genuine emergency."

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    London terror attack: Utah man killed, wife seriously hurt in rampage

    Published March 23, 2017 FoxNews.com



    A Utah man was killed and his wife seriously injured during the terrorist attack outside London's Parliament building on Wednesday, relatives announced, saying the two were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary.
    Kurt Cochran, 54, who was injured alongside his wife, Melissa, died Thursday morning at a hospital in London, relatives said. Family said they were among the first hit by the vehicle on Westminster Bridge.
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    Undated photo of Kurt and Melissa Cochran. (Payne Family)


    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement from Clint Payne, Melissa’s brother.
    "Our family is heartbroken to learn of the death of our brother- and son-in-law, Kurt W. Cochran, who was a victim of Wednesday's terrorist attack in London,” he said. “Kurt was a good man and a loving husband to our sister and daughter, Melissa.”
    PHOTOS: LONDON TERROR ATTACK: THE DAY AFTER
    Melissa’s sister, Sara Payne-Mcfarland, wrote in a Facebook post that her sister suffered a broken leg, broken rib and head wound in the attack.
    “While we are glad she survived, our hearts are broken and will never be the same after losing our dear uncle, brother-in-law, father. Kurt, you are a HERO, and we will never forget you,” Payne-Mcfarland wrote.
    Payne said the husband and wife were scheduled to return to the United States on Thursday. They had previously visited Germany and Austria in what they called "a dream vacation," Fox 13 reported.
    The couple was in London visiting Melissa’s parents, who are serving a mission for the Mormon Church.
    Kurt was a good dad and likable guy who will be missed dearly by his two adult sons, said Danny Wiley, the step-father to Cochran's sons.
    Wiley said Kurt loved skateboarding and playing basketball with his sons.
    "It's devastating," said Wiley, who lives in West Valley City, Utah. "He was a good guy, everybody liked him. He always had a smile on his face."
    ISIS CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEADLY RAMPAGE OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT BUILDING
    “We express our gratitude to the emergency and medical personnel who have cared for them and ask for your prayers on behalf of Melissa and our family. Kurt will be greatly missed, and we ask for privacy as our family mourns and as Melissa recovers from her injuries,” Payne's statement said.
    A GoFundMe page has been created to raise money for Melissa.
    President Trump offered his condolences to Kurt and Melissa's family and friend.
    "A great American, Kurt Cochran, was killed in the London terror attack. My prayers and condolences are with his family and friends," he tweeted on Thursday.
    Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch released a statement on Twitter.
    Two people were killed and more than 30 others injured before the attacker fatally stabbed police officer Keith Palmer, 48, on the Parliament’s grounds. Police shot the attacker, who later was pronounced dead.
    Another victim killed on the bridge was identified as Aysha Frade, a 43-year-old British national whose mother is Spanish.
    London police identified the attacker as 52-year-old Khalid Masood, who was born in Kent, England.
    Authorities said he was known to authorities and had a range of previous convictions for assaults, including grievous bodily harm, possession of offensive weapons and public order offenses.
    Police said there was no prior knowledge about his intention to mount a terrorist attack. He had not been convicted for any terrorism offenses.
    The Islamic State terror network has claimed responsibility for the attack.
    Fox News' Garrett Tenney and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/03/23...n-rampage.html

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    So sad. Just awful. Nowhere seems safe any more.
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