Difference between revisions of "2017 Westminster terror attack"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Added: latitude, longitude, locations, injuries.) |
|||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
|description=Timed by [[ISIS]] to frustrate [[Indyref2]] vote in Scotland | |description=Timed by [[ISIS]] to frustrate [[Indyref2]] vote in Scotland | ||
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Westminster_attack | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Westminster_attack | ||
| + | |latitude=51°30′03″N | ||
| + | |longitude=0°07′19″W | ||
| + | |locations=Westminster, London, United Kingdom | ||
| + | |injuries=~40 | ||
}} | }} | ||
On 22 March 2017 a terrorist attack occurred on [[Westminster Bridge]], in [[Parliament Square]] and within the grounds of the [[Palace of Westminster]], in central London.<ref>{{cite news|title=Westminster attack: four confirmed dead including police officer and attacker|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2017/mar/22/peers-say-brexit-with-no-trade-deal-would-cause-signicicant-damage-to-service-sector-politics-live|accessdate=22 March 2017|work=The Guardian|date=22 March 2017}}</ref> The attacker, identified as 52-year-old British man [[Khalid Masood]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2017/mar/23/westminster-attack-parliament-resumes-tributes-keith-palmer-live |title=London terror attack: Khalid Masood named by police as responsible for Westminster attack|newspaper=The Guardian |date=23 March 2017|accessdate=23 March 2017}}</ref> drove a vehicle into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and into a crowd of people near the palace gates, then fatally stabbed a police officer, PC Keith Palmer. The attacker was then shot dead by other officers; two pedestrians on Westminster Bridge were killed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-39355505|title=London attack - latest updates|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=22 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Boyle|first1=Danny|last2=Evans|first2=Martin|title=Parliament shooting: Knifeman shot by police after charging through Westminster gates and stabbing officer|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/22/man-shot-police-outside-parliament-officer-reportedly-shoots|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=22 March 2017}}</ref> | On 22 March 2017 a terrorist attack occurred on [[Westminster Bridge]], in [[Parliament Square]] and within the grounds of the [[Palace of Westminster]], in central London.<ref>{{cite news|title=Westminster attack: four confirmed dead including police officer and attacker|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2017/mar/22/peers-say-brexit-with-no-trade-deal-would-cause-signicicant-damage-to-service-sector-politics-live|accessdate=22 March 2017|work=The Guardian|date=22 March 2017}}</ref> The attacker, identified as 52-year-old British man [[Khalid Masood]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2017/mar/23/westminster-attack-parliament-resumes-tributes-keith-palmer-live |title=London terror attack: Khalid Masood named by police as responsible for Westminster attack|newspaper=The Guardian |date=23 March 2017|accessdate=23 March 2017}}</ref> drove a vehicle into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and into a crowd of people near the palace gates, then fatally stabbed a police officer, PC Keith Palmer. The attacker was then shot dead by other officers; two pedestrians on Westminster Bridge were killed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-39355505|title=London attack - latest updates|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=22 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Boyle|first1=Danny|last2=Evans|first2=Martin|title=Parliament shooting: Knifeman shot by police after charging through Westminster gates and stabbing officer|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/22/man-shot-police-outside-parliament-officer-reportedly-shoots|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=22 March 2017}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:11, 23 March 2017
 | |
| Location | Westminster, London, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Blamed on | Khalid Masood |
| Type | • marauding car attack • knifing |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Injured (non-fatal) | ~40"~" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40. |
| Description | Timed by ISIS to frustrate Indyref2 vote in Scotland |
2017 Westminster terror attack 
On 22 March 2017 a terrorist attack occurred on Westminster Bridge, in Parliament Square and within the grounds of the Palace of Westminster, in central London.[1] The attacker, identified as 52-year-old British man Khalid Masood,[2] drove a vehicle into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and into a crowd of people near the palace gates, then fatally stabbed a police officer, PC Keith Palmer. The attacker was then shot dead by other officers; two pedestrians on Westminster Bridge were killed.[3][4]
The Westminster Parliament, the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood[5] and the Welsh National Assembly in Cardiff[6] all suspended proceedings on the afternoon of 22 March. The Holyrood debate on asking Westminster for permission to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence, suspended as the attack unfolded, is to resume on Tuesday 28 March and the vote rescheduled for 14:20 hours.[7]
References
- ↑
{{URL|example.com|optional display text}} - ↑
{{URL|example.com|optional display text}} - ↑
{{URL|example.com|optional display text}} - ↑
{{URL|example.com|optional display text}} - ↑
{{URL|example.com|optional display text}} - ↑ "Assembly suspended after London attack". BBC News. Retrieved 23 March 2017.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ "Scottish independence referendum debate to resume next Tuesday"
