3:26PM · 22 MAR 17

Paul Hosford here, reporting on this afternoon’s incidents in London.

Here’s what has happened so far:

Leader of the House of Commons David Lidington MP told The House of Commons that the chamber would remained locked down.

The alleged assailant was shot by armed police. An air ambulance is currently attending the scene to remove the casualties.

“There are also reports of further violent incidents in the vicinity of the Palace of Westminster but I hope colleagues on all sides will appreciate that it would be wrong of me here to go into further details until we have confirmation from the police and from the House security authorities about what is going on.

“I shall endeavour to do the very best I can, both at the dispatch box and by communicating with my opposite numbers in other political parties, to ensure that members are kept aware of what is happening, but at the moment, the very clear advice from the police and the director of security in the House is that we should remain under suspension and that the chamber should remain in lockdown until we receive advice that it is safe to go back to normal procedures”.

It appears that that incident occurred within the gates of parliament and a policeman was injured. An eyewitness has told Sky News that an assailant rushed through gates at parliament with a knife before shots were fired.

A staff member in parliament who did not want to be named told AFP: “I definitely heard shots. I saw someone in dark clothing go down.”

Westminster Bridge

Early reports say that a number of people have been injured, including on Westminster Bridge. It is not yet clear how the two incidents are linked, but Sky News reports that a number of people were struck by a vehicle on the bridge. An air ambulance landed on Parliament Square to tend to the casualties.

Eyewitness Richard Tice said there were between eight to ten people lying on the ground on Westminster Bridge. He said the car “drove along pavement knocking people over”.

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The Metropolitan Police says it is treating the incident as a firearms incident.