A 29-year-old man has been charged with attempting to murder members of the public and police officers after allegedly driving a car through crowds in Westminster.

Salih Khater, from Birmingham, will appear in court facing two counts of attempted murder, following the incident outside the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday.

The Sudanese-born suspect, who is a British citizen, allegedly drove his vehicle into pedestrians before deliberately swerving towards police officers.

Salih Khater, 29, from Birmingham, will appear in court facing two counts of attempted murder following the incident outside the Houses of Parliament

A picture of the car that crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament

A police officer guarding after the area around the Houses of Parliament after a man allegedly targeted cyclists and police officers

Crowds of people were held back by police while they assessed the situation.

Police guarding the area. One injured person was treated at the scene and two were taken to local hospitals, where they were treated and released

Forensics officers in front of the vehicle that crashed outside the Houses of Parliament

Emergency services rushed to the scene and quickly closed off the area before arresting a man

He then allegedly crashed into barriers outside the Palace of Westminster.

Within minutes of Tuesday's morning rush-hour crash, police flooded the streets around Parliament and cordoned off an area of the city that is home to government buildings and tourist attractions including Westminster Abbey- he was then arrested.

Dramatic footage showed armed police pointing their guns inside the silver car after it crashed.

The 29-year-old was arrested by police on Tuesday and questioned by police for days.

A man collects his bike from the crime scene outside Parliament, after a car crashed into the security barriers

One injured person was treated at the scene and two were taken to local hospitals, where they were treated and released.

Police tonight confirmed they are treating the case as terrorism.

Metropolitan Police said in a statement, 'Due to the methodology, iconic location and the alleged targeting of civilians and police officers, the CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) are treating this case as terrorism.'

The defendant is due before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday charged with the attempted murder of members of the public and the attempted murder of police officers.

Security measures have been tightened in the area following the Westminster terror attack in 2017.

