Police Arrest Man For Terrorism Offences As Car Hits UK Parliament Barriers

Police officers secure the roads around the Houses of Parliament as forensic teams continue their work around a vehicle after it crashed into security barriers, outside the Houses of Parliament on August 14, 2018 in London, England. Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto/Getty Images

A man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after he crashed a car outside the UK Houses of Parliament, injuring two people.

Officers were seen surrounding the vehicle before the man in his late 20s was detained, shortly after 07:30 BST on Tuesday.

Cyclists were hit in the crash and London Ambulance Service said it had taken the patients to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism unit led the investigation, while armed police, ambulances and firefighters responded to the incident in central London.

A number of eyewitnesses have said the silver car appeared to deliberately hit members of the public.

Westminster tube station is closed and streets around Millbank, Parliament Square and Victoria Tower Gardens have been cordoned off.

An eyewitness said the car was travelling westbound past the Houses of Parliament when it swerved into eastbound traffic.





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