Police in London kill 'knife-wielding attacker' outside Parliament

Police shot a "knife-wielding" man who crashed his car into the fence surrounding Parliament in London on Mar. 22, 2017.

In an outbreak of terror, an intruder was shot on the grounds of Parliament in London Wednesday after a car drove into a number of pedestrians on the nearby Westminster Bridge.

The London Daily Mail reported police officers shot and killed one person on the government grounds after the attacker stabbed an officer.

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"More than 10 people are said to have been hit by a car on Westminster Bridge after a vehicle described as a '4x4' reportedly drove into pedestrians and cyclists," the report said.

Bodies were visible on the grounds outside Parliament, the Daily Mail said. Three victims of the terror attack are reported dead.

Photo: Twitter

Witnesses said a lone attacker drove across the bridge, ramming people, then crashed into a fence at Parliament.

The Parliament building was put on lockdown, and Prime Minister Theresa May reportedly was escorted to a car and driven away quickly.

Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle suspended House of Commons activity and members were told to wait inside the chamber.

The Brigade of Guards soldiers at Buckingham Palace have been replaced by heavily armed police in the aftermath of the attack. The Royal Standard is flying over the palace, indicating Queen Elizabeth II is inside the residence.

Ambulances and police vehicles were reported on the scene.

On Twitter, videos showed an air ambulance landing on the scene and people attending a fallen victim. The injured man appeared to have jumped from the bridge to the embankment below, according to images published by Reuters. Other victims suffered "catastrophic injuries" when they either jumped, or were pushed from the bridge, reported Breitbart News.

The Evening Standard reports a witness "told Sky News he saw a body lying face down in the water next to the bridge."

Witnesses said in a Fox News report that at least a dozen people were injured.

President Trump has been briefed on the attack on one of America's close allies.

Twitter videos from the situation show a witness describing the shooting by police:

Also shown was footage of the terror attack:

And injured civilians:

The Mail noted the U.K. threat level for terrorism has been "severe" for the last two years. The nation's security services said its officers have prevented more than a dozen planned attacks in recent years.

Baroness Randerson, a Liberal Democrat party transport spokeswoman, charged that victim nations apparently have been "singled out based on religious beliefs."

The Sun published multiple images of people at the bridge fallen on the ground, with people attending them. Another image showed an SUV vehicle on the sidewalk up against a fence.

Photo: Twitter

The event developed just before 3 p.m. in London when a number of crash sounds were reported, witnesses said.

The Sun said, "Eyewitness Rick Longley said: 'We were just walking up to the station and there was a loud bang and a guy, someone, crashed a car and took some pedestrians out. They were just laying there and then the whole crowd just surged around the corner by the gates just opposite Big Ben."

The witness reported, "A guy came past my right shoulder with a big knife and just started plunging it into the policeman. I have never seen anything like that. I just can't believe what I just saw."

Another witness said after an SUV hit a man on a bike and drove into Parliament gates, "Police ran straight out and shot him. I think there was another person but I can't be sure."

London police reported they are treating it as a terror attack.