9 years ago
Five people, including a policeman, were killed on Wednesday close to Britain's Houses of Parliament in what police said they were treating as a terrorist incident. The dead included the attacker, while the other two victims were among the pedestrians hit by the car as it tore along Westminster Bridge, which is right next to parliament.
Indian-origin lawmaker Keith Vaz was among those inside the building along with 400-odd members. "We are all locked in the chamber in the House of Commons, there are 400-odd MPs here and we cannot leave," Mr Vaz told NDTV. Mr Vaz, 59, said members heard gunshots. "We have been told that the attacker was shot. An air ambulance has arrived and everything is in a lockdown situation. This is all very alarming. We do not know what is happening."
The attacks come a day after UK, following the US, banned passengers traveling from airports in several middle-eastern airports from bringing laptops, tablets and other portable electronic devices on board with them when they fly.
Indian-origin lawmaker Keith Vaz was among those inside the building along with 400-odd members. "We are all locked in the chamber in the House of Commons, there are 400-odd MPs here and we cannot leave," Mr Vaz told NDTV. Mr Vaz, 59, said members heard gunshots. "We have been told that the attacker was shot. An air ambulance has arrived and everything is in a lockdown situation. This is all very alarming. We do not know what is happening."
The attacks come a day after UK, following the US, banned passengers traveling from airports in several middle-eastern airports from bringing laptops, tablets and other portable electronic devices on board with them when they fly.
