London Attack

[Mike_F]

Car driven at pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and a police office stabbed outside St. James' Palace. Kitsons.

[MrFrost]

Spent a large chunk of last year working and living in London. Didn't feel safe at all down there.

[RoversAlias]

Had a horrible 45 minutes after hearing of the attack trying to get through to my partner, who by sheer misfortune happens to be in London on this one day. She and her mum are safe thankfully. It's just awful.

[Bentley Bullet]

 One year to the day since the suicide bombings at Brussel's Zaventem airport and Maelbeek metro station.

[Syme]

If indeed this proves to be a terrorist attack, which I don't think we know for sure just yet, then it is almost impossible to prevent this sort of thing from occuring.

[mushRTID]

JUst shown up sky news the suspect being stretchered away probably still alive.

Why do we bother treating him!

[Syme]

Two reasons really.

One is that medical professionals are supposed to put their prejudices or preconceptions to one side and just try and give help to anyone who is in need without discrimination - regardless of how they came to be in that position.

And two is, if it is a terror attack, the intelligence you'd get from someone who is alive is likely to be better than that from someone who is dead.

[ballysbackin]

And then we get The Civil Rights Mob  "Was was it necessary to kill him"? plus in my opinion "Why put a Policeman in danger of being jailed for murder or manslaughter " and there are many on this site who would go down that route.

[MrFrost]

He's dead now. May he rot in hell

[ballysbackin]

Yes. He killed four innocent people and injured many more.

[Belle_Vue]

This guy is worse than McCormick

[not on facebook]

JUst shown up sky news the suspect being stretchered away probably still alive.

Why do we bother treating him!

They should knock the fcuker clean out  and lob him off the stretcher into the Thames

[not on facebook]

And then we get The Civil Rights Mob  "Was was it necessary to kill him"? plus in my opinion "Why put a Policeman in danger of being jailed for murder or manslaughter " and there are many on this site who would go down that route.

Count me out on human rights for the fcuker

[RedJ]

And then we get The Civil Rights Mob  "Was was it necessary to kill him"? plus in my opinion "Why put a Policeman in danger of being jailed for murder or manslaughter " and there are many on this site who would go down that route.

Can honestly say I haven't seen a single person say this.

[CrippyCooke]

And then we get The Civil Rights Mob  "Was was it necessary to kill him"? plus in my opinion "Why put a Policeman in danger of being jailed for murder or manslaughter " and there are many on this site who would go down that route.

Can honestly say I haven't seen a single person say this.

This is absolute nonsense from Bally. Of course, it's beneficial from the point of view of the investigation that the perpetrator survives but nobody will question why the police took the action they did.

[Syme]

It's a matter of hours since these tragic events occured and it's not even been confirmed as a terrorist attack. Nevertheless, the usual suspects on here are already dishing out their own brand of 'justice'.

[ballysbackin]

And then we get The Civil Rights Mob  "Was was it necessary to kill him"? plus in my opinion "Why put a Policeman in danger of being jailed for murder or manslaughter " and there are many on this site who would go down that route.

Can honestly say I haven't seen a single person say this.

This is absolute nonsense from Bally. Of course, it's beneficial from the point of view of the investigation that the perpetrator survives but nobody will question why the police took the action they did.

I think you should read over certain very recent posts on this site, there is certainly an anti - police brigade on here. PLUS History will tell why was it necessary to fire three or four shots into him when one to the arm or leg could have stopped him. But you obviously know more than me. And as I have been told I speak nonsense I will not post further on this subject. I thank U

[Lipsy]

This sort of fighting (albeit from the safety of a keyboard) is precisely what bas**rds like the one who committed this despicable act want. They want to divide people and they want us to hate in the same way they do.

I hope that, given that it's the anniversary of the Brussels bombings, there isn't more to come.

[MrFrost]

It's a matter of hours since these tragic events occured and it's not even been confirmed as a terrorist attack. Nevertheless, the usual suspects on here are already dishing out their own brand of 'justice'.

It is confirmed. The authorities will know exactly who he is by now.

[Filo]

It's a matter of hours since these tragic events occured and it's not even been confirmed as a terrorist attack. Nevertheless, the usual suspects on here are already dishing out their own brand of 'justice'.

Given the firepower surrounding Westminster, HoP stil on lockdown, the deployment of the Counter Terrorism Unit, i reckon it's a safe bet it terrorism, the Security Services have probably already identified the attacker, if he weren't a terror suspect many of those Security Services will have been stood down by now

[Syme]

Where has it been confirmed? I saw they were treating it as a terrorist incident, given the nature of what's happened and the location, but I haven't seen it confirmed as such.

[Lipsy]

And this is where is gets sinister... I saw this tweeted about earlier on, but I couldn't really make sense of it. However, the coordinates of the attack were apparently posted on a message board yesterday. A clearer/more level-headed explanation is given here: http://gizmodo.com/coded-4chan-post-hinted-at-westminster-attack-a-day-in-1793527996

It could be coincidence, of course.

[Glyn_Wigley]

I think someone is confusing being anti-illegal police action with being anti-police.

[MrFrost]

Where has it been confirmed? I saw they were treating it as a terrorist incident, given the nature of what's happened and the location, but I haven't seen it confirmed as such.

The Met Police are now calling it a terrorist attack, rather than referring to it as one.

Are you really going split hairs about this? Have a bit of decorum.

[Syme]

Again, could you point me to where as I can't see anything official on this, from the Met Police or otherwise?

[Filo]

Sky news are reporting that the Police have identified the attacker, Counter Terrorism Unit still deployed, draw your own conclusions

[MrFrost]

Again, could you point me to where as I can't see anything official on this, from the Met Police or otherwise?

Listen to the head of the Met.

[Syme]

I prefer not to draw conclusions on such an incredibly important and emotive matter. I'll let the experts deal with it and await their findings.

Mr Frost - I have checked the Met website and Twitter feed. They both refer to this as an incident.

[MrFrost]

I prefer not to draw conclusions on such an incredibly important and emotive matter. I'll let the experts deal with it and await their findings.

Mr Frost - I have checked the Met website and Twitter feed. They both refer to this as an incident.

Listen to his interview

[Syme]

I have. They declared it a terrorist incident, which is their default position. They have not confirmed anything.