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Donald Trump reacted to the Westminster terror incident this morning - branding the man who allegedly drove the car an 'animal'.

Writing on Twitter , the President of the United States said: "Another terrorist attack in London...

"These animals are crazy and must be dealt with through toughness and strength!"

Police say the crash outside the Houses of Parliament in which several people were injured is being treated as a ' terror-related incident'.

A male driver has been arrested on suspicion of terrorist offences after the vehicle smashed into security barriers during the morning rush hour.

Heavily armed cops swooped on the scene, surrounding a vehicle after it crashed into barriers erected to protect Westminster from terror attacks

A handcuffed man was led away at gunpoint.

Two people are confirmed to have been taken to hospital. Their injuries were not believed to be serious.

Donald Trump has been branded "racist" for claiming London's Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan has done "a terrible job" on terror.

The US President reignited his feud with Khan that has raged since before the June 2017 London Bridge attack in damning comments as he arrived for his UK visit in June.

He said: "You have a mayor who has done a terrible job in London. He has done a terrible job.

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"Take a look at the terrorism that is taking place. Look at what is going on in London. I think he has done a very bad job on terrorism.

"I think he has done a bad job on crime, if you look, all of the horrible things going on there, with all of the crime that is being brought in."

The capital's first Muslim mayor had a public falling-out with Trump when the President implemented a travel ban on people from Muslim-majority countries.

Their frosty relationship deteriorated further when Trump questioned his handling of the London Bridge terror attack and Parson's Green tube attack.