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8 p.m.

A French government plane is set to fly to London Wednesday evening to bring the families of three French students wounded in the attacks at the British Parliament to their loved ones.

French President Francois Hollande announced the move in a statement Wednesday night after speaking with British Prime Minister Theresa May.

May confirmed to Hollande that three French high school students from France香蕉视频直播檚 western Britanny region were wounded in the attacks, the statement said.

Hollande offered his condolences to May for those who died in the attacks and expressed France香蕉视频直播檚 solidarity with Britain 香蕉视频直播渋n this tragic ordeal.香蕉视频直播�

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London is a common destination for French school trips.

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7:55 p.m.

Romania香蕉视频直播檚 foreign ministry says two Romanians were wounded in a deadly attack in London香蕉视频直播檚 Westminster that left four dead.

The ministry said the two had been taken to a hospital for treatment. There were no further details on the identity of the two or how seriously they were injured. The ministry said it had been informed by authorities in London.

A knife-wielding man went on a deadly rampage near the Parliament, mowing down pedestrians on London香蕉视频直播檚 Westminster Bridge before stabbing an armed police officer to death inside the gates of Parliament. Four people were killed, including the attacker. About 20 others were injured.

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7:20 p.m.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy condemned the deadly attack in London香蕉视频直播檚 Westminster on Wednesday and offered condolences to the British people in a telegram sent to his British counterpart Theresa May.

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Israel, which that has faced a wave of Palestinian car ramming, stabbing and shooting assaults since 2015, also expressed solidarity with the victims of the London attack.

Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely said in a statement. 香蕉视频直播淚srael expresses its deep shock at the terror attack in London today and its solidarity with the victims and with the people and government of Great Britain. Terror is terror wherever it occurs and we will fight it relentlessly.香蕉视频直播�

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6:50 p.m.

One British lawmaker was hailed by some as a hero in Wednesday香蕉视频直播檚 attack on the British Parliament.

Conservative parliamentarian and Foreign Office minister Tobias Ellwood, whose brother was killed in the Bali terror attack in 2002, performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on the police officer who was stabbed and later died. About 10 yards away was the attacker who was shot dead by police after scaling the security wall toward Parliament香蕉视频直播檚 grounds.

Ellwood, who served in the British military, applied pressure to the police officer香蕉视频直播檚 multiple lacerations.

Photographs showed Ellwood香蕉视频直播檚 bloodied hands and face from the police officer香蕉视频直播檚 wounds while the alleged attacker was seen nearby.

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6:20 p.m.

The White House is condemning the attacks in London involving a car rampage and knife attack. President Donald Trump is said to be monitoring developments.

Spokesman Sean Spicer said Wednesday Trump spoke with British Prime Minister Theresa May and said that the White House applauds 香蕉视频直播渢he quick response of British police and first responders香蕉视频直播� and condemns the attacks.

A vehicle mowed down pedestrians on a bridge and the attacker then stabbed a police officer outside the British Parliament. At least four people died, including the attacker and a police officer.

Spicer says that the city of London and the British government have the 香蕉视频直播渇ull support香蕉视频直播� of the U.S. as they investigate the attack.

The U.S. Homeland Security Department says the security posture in the United States has not changed in the wake of the attack.

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6:15 p.m.

The Italian interior ministry says the nation香蕉视频直播檚 top security and intelligence officials will huddle in Rome on Thursday for 香蕉视频直播渁n evaluation of the terrorist threat香蕉视频直播� after the attacks in London.

The ministry said minister Marco Minniti convened the Committee of Strategic Anti-terrorism Analyses following 香蕉视频直播渢he tragic facts in London,香蕉视频直播� in which a vehicle mowed down pedestrians on a bridge and the attacker then stabbed a police officer outside the British Parliament. At least four people died, including the attacker and a police officer.

Italian security was already on high alert for a European Union summit bringing EU nation leaders to Rome Friday for a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, and a ceremony in the Italian capital Saturday.

Authorities are bracing for possible violence during several marches Saturday, drawing thousands of both pro-and anti-EU participants.

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6:05 p.m.

The head of counterterrorism at London香蕉视频直播檚 Metropolitan Police, says four people have died in the terror incident in London, including an attacker and a police officer.

Mark Rowley says some 20 people have been wounded and Parliament was locked down. A search is underway to make certain no other attackers are in the area 芒鈧�香蕉视频直播� though police believe there was only one attacker.

Rowley said the dead policeman was one of the armed officers who guard Parliament. The other victims were on Westminster Bridge.

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5:50 p.m.

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have both expressed their support and solidarity with Britain after the attacks at the British Parliament in London.

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Hollande added that countries 香蕉视频直播渕ust bring all the conditions to answer these attacks香蕉视频直播� and that 香蕉视频直播渋t is clear that it is at the European level, and even beyond that, that we must organize ourselves.香蕉视频直播�

French Interior Minister Matthias Fekl said 香蕉视频直播渋t is a high place of democracy that has been attacked香蕉视频直播� and that France is 香蕉视频直播渙bviously ready to help.香蕉视频直播�

Merkel said in a statement Wednesday that she learned 香蕉视频直播渨ith sorrow香蕉视频直播� of Wednesday香蕉视频直播檚 incident and her thoughts were 香蕉视频直播渨ith our British friends and all of the people of London,香蕉视频直播� in particular those who were injured.

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5 p.m.

The London Ambulance Service says it has treated at least 10 injured people on Westminster Bridge after a vehicle hit pedestrians.

It says the first ambulance arrived within six minutes of the first call at 2:40 p.m. (1440GMT).

Ambulances, an air ambulance and a Hazardous Area Response Team were all sent to the scene.

One woman has been confirmed dead, and a body was seen lying in the yard of Parliament, where a knifeman stabbed a police officer and was shot by police.

People began leaving the Houses of Parliament about two hours after the incident.

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4:50 p.m.

A senior police commander says the attack at London香蕉视频直播檚 Parliament has been declared a terrorist incident and 香蕉视频直播渁 full counterterrorism investigation is underway.香蕉视频直播�

Commander B.J. Harrington says 香蕉视频直播渁 number香蕉视频直播� of people have been injured, including police officers.

He says additional police officers, armed and unarmed, will be deployed across London during the evening rush hour as part of efforts to keep people safe.

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4:35 p.m.

The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh suspended its debate on a second independence referendum after the incident outside the British Parliament in London.

Scottish lawmakers had been planning to vote after two days of debate on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon香蕉视频直播檚 call for another referendum on leaving the United Kingdom.

The debate was suspended after some members said it should be halted out of respect after a policeman was stabbed and his attacker shot in London.

Sturgeon tweeted that her thoughts were with everyone in Westminster 香蕉视频直播渃aught up in this dreadful incident.香蕉视频直播�

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4:30 p.m.

A doctor says a woman has died and about a dozen people are hurt, some with 香蕉视频直播渃atastrophic香蕉视频直播� injuries, after a vehicle apparently hit pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, near Parliament.

Colleen Anderson of St Thomas香蕉视频直播� Hospital says a female pedestrian has died.

Anderson said: 香蕉视频直播淭here were people across the bridge. There were some with minor injuries, some catastrophic. Some had injuries they could walk away from or who have life-changing injuries.香蕉视频直播�

She said there might be a dozen injured in all.

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4:20 p.m.

Poland香蕉视频直播檚 former foreign minister, Radek Sikorski, says he was in a taxi leaving Westminster and was checking his email when he heard something like a car crash, 香蕉视频直播渟omething like a car hitting metal sheet.香蕉视频直播�

香蕉视频直播淚 look up and I see that a person is lying on the pavement. I started my camera and I saw more people lying on the street and on the pavement,香蕉视频直播� Sikorski said on Poland香蕉视频直播檚 TVN24.

香蕉视频直播淧eople started running up to them. I saw one person who gave no sign of life, another man was bleeding from his head. In all, I saw five people who were at least seriously injured,香蕉视频直播� he said.

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4:05 p.m.

The U.S. State Department says it is closely monitoring the incident outside London香蕉视频直播檚 Parliament and urged Americans in London to avoid the area.

Spokesman Mark Toner said Wednesday: 香蕉视频直播淲e stand ready to assist in any way the U.K. authorities would find helpful.香蕉视频直播�

He added that the U.S. Embassy in London is closely following the news and stands ready to help any affected Americans.

He said: 香蕉视频直播淥ur hearts go out to those affected.香蕉视频直播�

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3:50 p.m.

Witness Rick Longley told the Press Association that he saw a man stab a policeman outside Britain香蕉视频直播檚 Parliament.

香蕉视频直播淲e 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,香蕉视频直播� he said.

香蕉视频直播淭hey were just laying there and then the whole crowd just surged around the corner by the gates just opposite Big Ben.

香蕉视频直播淎 guy came past my right shoulder with a big knife and just started plunging it into the policeman.

香蕉视频直播淚 have never seen anything like that. I just can香蕉视频直播檛 believe what I just saw.香蕉视频直播�

Lawmaker Adam Holloway told the AP he saw people running and immediately ran into his offices in Parliament to be with his staff. 香蕉视频直播淎 lot of us are locked in with our staff at the moment,香蕉视频直播� he said.

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3:50 p.m.

The White House says U.S. President Donald Trump has been briefed on a gun and knife incident at Britain香蕉视频直播檚 Parliament in London.

Trump himself said during a brief appearance Wednesday before reporters at the White House that he was just getting the news. He called it 香蕉视频直播渂ig news.香蕉视频直播�

Trump香蕉视频直播檚 spokesman, Sean Spicer, says the U.S. will continue to monitor the situation and update the president.

Britain香蕉视频直播檚 Parliament was on lockdown after 香蕉视频直播� according to officials 香蕉视频直播� an assailant stabbed an officer then was shot by police.

London Police also said officers were called to an incident on nearby Westminster Bridge

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3:40 p.m.

British lawmaker Grant Shapps said on Twitter that he was walking through the cloisters of the House of Commons to vote when he heard four gunshots. Police told lawmakers to get down on the ground and crawl to cover.

香蕉视频直播淧olice response instant. Heard commotion, looked round. Police weapons drawn, 4 shots, police ordered us to hit ground and get back, get back,香蕉视频直播� he said.

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3:40 p.m.

The former Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski posted a video on Twitter that seems to show people lying injured in the road on Westminster Bridge.

Sikorski, a senior fellow at the Harvard Centre for European Studies, says he saw at least five people lying on the ground after being 香蕉视频直播渕own down香蕉视频直播� by a car.

Sikorski told the BBC he 香蕉视频直播渉eard what I thought what I thought was just a collision and then I looked through the window of the taxi and someone down, obviously in great distress.

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3:35 p.m.

London police say they are treating a gun and knife incident at Britain香蕉视频直播檚 Parliament 香蕉视频直播渁s a terrorist incident until we know otherwise.香蕉视频直播�

The Metropolitan Police says in a statement that the incident is ongoing. It is urging people to stay away from the area.

Officials say a man with a knife attacked a police officer at Parliament and was shot by officers.

There are also reports of a vehicle hitting pedestrians on nearby Westminster Bridge.

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3:25 p.m.

A European security official says there was increased chatter on jihadi networks Tuesday following the UK香蕉视频直播檚 adoption of an electronics ban aboard flights from certain mostly Muslim countries.

He said, however, there was no information that the incident was terror-related.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about ongoing security operations.

By Paisley Dodds.

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3:15 p.m.

The leader of Britain香蕉视频直播檚 House of Commons says a man attacked a police officer at Parliament and has been shot by police.

David Lidington says the Parliament complex is in lockdown.

He says there are reports of further violent incidents neaby, and police say they have been called to a firearms incident on nearby Westminster Bridge.

Witnesses said a vehicle struck several people on the bridge, and photos showed a car plowed into railings.

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3:05 p.m.

The leader of Britain香蕉视频直播檚 House of Commons says a man has been shot by police at Parliament. David Lidington also said there were 香蕉视频直播渞eports of further violent incidents in the vicinity.香蕉视频直播�

London香蕉视频直播檚 police said officers had been called to a firearms incident on Westminster Bridge, near the parliament.

A session of Parliament was suspended after the incident.

Britain香蕉视频直播檚 MI5 says it is too early to say if the incident is terror-related.

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2:55 p.m.

A session of Britain香蕉视频直播檚 House of Commons has been suspended as witnesses reported hearing sounds like gunfire nearby.

The Commons香蕉视频直播� speaker suspended the session as police responded to an incident.

Journalists at the Parliament building said they were told to stay in their offices.

The Press Association news agency reported that two people were seen lying within the grounds of Parliament.

Police had no immediate confirmation.