French prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation into the attack outside London’s Parliament because three French teens are among those injured.
The latest on the attack outside Britain’s Parliament (all times local):
9:25 a.m.
French prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation into the attack outside London’s Parliament because three French teens were among those injured.
The Paris prosecutor’s office says that its anti-terrorism section has opened an investigation into attempted murder in relation with a terrorist enterprise. The move means French police would likely travel to London to pursue their investigation.
French authorities, whose country has suffered a string of deadly extremist attacks, have offered to work with British authorities on the investigation.
The injured French were part of a group of high school students from Brittany in western France on a school trip to London.
Three people were killed and many injured when a man mowed down pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and stabbed a police officer Wednesday. The attacker was killed by police.
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9:20 a.m.
Romanian officials say a woman who plunged into the River Thames when a man plowed into pedestrians with an SUV on London’s Westminster Bridge was a Romanian tourist in London to celebrate her boyfriend’s birthday.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ionut Valcu said Thursday that the woman fell into the Thames. It wasn’t clear if she jumped or was thrown into the water by the SUV.
Romanian Ambassador Dan Mihalache told Realitatea TV late Wednesday that the woman sustained serious head injuries and has badly damaged lungs. Her boyfriend suffered a foot fracture. The pair haven’t been named.
Mihalache said: „They were tourists, unfortunately they were unlucky. They had come to celebrate his birthday. “ He said the pair planned to wed.
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8:40 a.m.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the attack outside Parliament in London underlined the need for pooling global efforts against terrorism.
In a letter to British Prime Minister Theresa May released by the Kremlin Thursday, Putin said the „forces of terror are acting in an increasingly treacherous and cynical way. “
He emphasized that „it’s necessary to unite efforts of all members of international community to confront the terror threat. “
Putin offered condolences to the families of the victims and wished a quick recovery to those injured in Wednesday’s attack.
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7:50 a.m.
British police say they believe the attacker who killed three people including a police officer outside Parliament acted alone and was „inspired by international terrorism. “
Metropolitan Police counterterrorism chief Mark Rowley says that police have raided six addresses and arrested seven people in connection with Wednesday’s attack by a knife-wielding man who also mowed down pedestrians with an SUV. Rowley refused to identify the attacker.
He revised the death toll down to four, including the attacker, a police officer guarding Parliament and two civilians. He said that 29 people required hospitalization and seven of them are in critical condition.
–This item has been corrected to show that death toll, including attacker, has been revised to four.
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7:25 a.m.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the attack outside Britain’s Parliament in London.
The rampage occurred hours after Erdogan warned that the safety of Western citizens could be in peril if European nations persist in what he described as their arrogant conduct.
In a series of tweets posted late Wednesday, Erdogan said Turkey shared „the pain of the United Kingdom. “
Erdogan tweeted: „We stand in solidarity with the U. K., our friend and ally, against terrorism, the greatest threat to global peace and security. “
Earlier Wednesday, Erdogan warned that Europeans wouldn’t be able to walk the streets safely, in remarks he made amid tensions over Dutch and German restrictions on Turkish ministers wanting to hold campaign meetings with Turkish citizens.
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7:15 a.m.
British armed police have carried out a raid on a property in the central city of Birmingham, after an attacker killed four people before being fatally shot by police within Parliament’s grounds.
Police refused to say if the raid was linked to the rampage in the heart of Britain’s seat of power. But British media including the Press Association on Thursday quoted an unnamed witness saying that the operation was linked to the attack that also injured around 40 people.
A knife-wielding man drove an SUV into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before crashing the vehicle into the gates of Parliament on Wednesday. He scaled the fences and later fatally stabbed a policeman before being gunned down by officers. He hasn’t been identified. Three pedestrians were among the dead.
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4:10 a.m.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says the attack outside the British Parliament in London was the first subject of discussion when he met with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia on Thursday morning in Canberra.
Li says that „together, we send our condolences to the prime minister of the U. K. and together we condemn terrorism and we stand against all forms of terrorism. “
The Chinese leader says that „there cannot be continued instability in the world,“ adding: „We must cherish peace and stability. “
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1:35 a.m.
New Zealand’s prime minister is condemning the attack outside Britain’s Parliament that resulted in five deaths, including the assailant.
Prime Minister Bill English told reporters in Rotorua that he has written to British Prime Minister Theresa May to express support for her government and to offer his country’s condolences to the victim’s families.
A knife-wielding man went on the deadly rampage in the heart of Britain’s seat of power Wednesday, plowing a car into pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge before stabbing a police officer to death inside the gates of Parliament. Other officers fatally shot the attacker.
In addition to the dead, 40 people have injuries.
May has condemned the incident as a „sick and depraved terrorist attack. “
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12:15 a.m.
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry says five South Koreans in their 50s and 60s were among the 40 people injured in London during the terror attack outside Parliament.
The ministry says the five were hurt when they were caught up in a stampede of people trying to escape the attack.
It says four of the South Koreans suffered broken bones and other injuries and a woman in her late 60s needed an operation to treat a head injury.

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Republican Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie alerted his constituents that he is changing his vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA) from “No,” to “Hell No.”
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Rep. Massie criticized the replacement bill ever since its public release March 6, calling the AHCA a “ stinking pile of garbage.”
The three-term congressman believes that a lot of the provisions within the bill are “crony features” for the benefit of the insurance industry.
“I think the American Healthcare Act was written by the same people that wrote Obamacare,” Massie told the Washington Examiner editorial board, shortly after Speaker of the House Paul Ryan announced the AHCA March 6.
Even after numerous adjustments to the legislation, Massie told Breitbart Radio that he had personally spoken to 29 colleagues who continued to oppose the health care bill as of Tuesday evening, 48 hours before the planned vote.
Massie warned that the replacement bill was “worse than Obamacare,” and said that the Republican-dominated House would have to own it. “We’re going to own it lock, stock and barrel,” he said .
Massie, a self-described libertarian with a Tea Party following, was endorsed by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul during his successful campaign to serve as Kentucky’s representative for the 4th Congressional District.
Republican members of Congress across the nation hosted contentious town halls with constituents, most of which focused almost entirely on Ryan’s replacement plan.
The current plan is still scheduled for a floor vote Thursday, but the bill continues to face strong resistance from conservatives, who view it as “Obamacare-Lite,” in addition to moderate Republicans concerned with their reelection prospects for 2018.
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The prime minister says people will go on with their lives as normal and Parliament will continue to meet.
The terror attack in Westminster will not stop Britons from going about their lives and such attacks are ultimately „doomed to failure“, the PM has said.
Theresa May said the „sick and depraved“ attack in Westminster, in which five people died, would not stop people going to work as normal or Parliament from sitting on Thursday.
Values of freedom of speech, liberty and democracy would prevail, she said.
She praised the „exceptional bravery“ of the police officer who died.
Speaking outside No 10, Mrs May – who earlier chaired a meeting of the emergency response committee Cobra – said her thoughts were with the officer’s relatives and those others who had been killed and injured in the „appalling incident“.
„Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who have been affected – to the victims themselves, and their family and friends who waved their loved ones off, but will not now be welcoming them home,“ she said.
„For those of us who were in Parliament at the time of this attack, these events provide a particular reminder of the exceptional bravery of our police and security services who risk their lives to keep us safe.
„Once again today, these exceptional men and women ran towards the danger even as they encouraged others to move the other way. “
While the details of the incident – in which a single alleged assailant in a car struck a number of pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before stabbing a police officer at the gates of the Palace of Westminster – were still emerging, she said, the UK would not be cowed.
Confirming that the terror threat level would remain at severe, she said it was no accident that Parliament had been targeted in the incident.
„These streets of Westminster – home to the world’s oldest Parliament – are ingrained with a spirit of freedom that echoes in some of the furthest corners of the globe,“ she said.
„And the values our Parliament represents – democracy, freedom, human rights, the rule of law – command the admiration and respect of free people everywhere. That is why it is a target for those who reject those values.
„But let me make it clear today, as I have had cause to do before, any attempt to defeat those values through violence and terror is doomed to failure. “
Parliament, she insisted, would meet „as normal“ on Thursday and the British public would „come together as normal“.
„And Londoners – and others from around the world who have come here to visit this great city – will get up and go about their day as normal.
„They will board their trains, they will leave their hotels, they will walk these streets, they will live their lives. And we will all move forward together. Never giving in to terror. And never allowing the voices of hate and evil to drive us apart. “
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has also paid tribute to the police and emergency services for their response to Wednesday’s attack.
„Lives have been lost and people have been seriously injured,“ he said.
„I want to thank the police and all the security services who did so much to keep the public, those who work in Parliament and MPs safe.
„Our thoughts are with those who suffered loss and those that have seen terrible injuries this afternoon. “
Lib Dem leader Tim Farron said it had been an attack on British democracy, while the Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has spoken of a „sense of solidarity“ felt in Scotland for people in London.

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Metropolitan Police said five people were killed — including the attacker — and at least 40 people were injured in the attack
The Port of London Authority says a female member of the public was recovered from the river, injured but alive.
Metropolitan Police said five people were killed — including the attacker — and at least 40 others were injured in the attack on the bridge and Parliament.
The attack began on Westminster Bridge, when the suspect used his vehicle to plow into the sidewalk of the iconic bridge, CBS News foreign correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti reports. He then took the vehicle and smashed into the gates of Parliament, where police say he got out and stabbed a police officer before two other officers shot him.
Photos of the London attack near Parliament
Metropolitan Police counterterrorism chief Mark Rowley said police believed there was only one attacker, “but it would be foolish to be overconfident early on.”
The threat level for international terrorism in Britain was already listed at severe, meaning an attack is “highly likely.”
Suntita and Bobby Nagi, tourists from India, told CBS News’ Elizabeth Palmer that they saw the whole attack unfold.
CBS News‘ Elizabeth Palmer reports from London with the latest on the attack outside Parliament. The suspect was shot by police after he hit byst…
“I immediately told my wife that this is an attack, it’s a terrorist attack,” Nagi said.
The area is very popular with tourists, and three students on a school trip from Saint-Joseph high school in the Brittany town of Concarneau were among the injured, according to the French foreign ministry.
Additionally, Romania’s foreign ministry says two Romanians were injured, although there were no further details on the identity of the two or how seriously they were injured.

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