UK Police: ‘A Full Counterterrorism Investigation Is Underway’

Commander B.J. Harrington says ‘a number’ of people have been injured, including police officers

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HARRINGTON: “Although we remain open-minded to the motive, a full counterterrorism investigation is already underway. This is led by the counterterrorism command. At this stage I will confirm what we know has happened. I will not speculate. We received a number of different calls, which included a person in the river, a car in collision with pedestrians and a man armed with a knife. Officers were already in that location as part of routine policing, but immediately additional officers were sent to the scene, and that includes firearms officers. We are working closely with the London ambulance service and the London fire brigade. I would like to repeat our request that the public avoid the following areas: Parliament Square, White Hall, Westminster Bridge, Lambeth Bridge, Victoria Street up to the junction with Broadway, and the Victoria Bank. This is to allow emergency services to deal with this ongoing incident. There is an ongoing investigation being led by the counterterrorism command, and we would ask anybody who has images or film of the incident to pass those to the police." 

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