British Counter-Terror Police Begin Westminster Car Crash Probe

British counter-terror police will lead the investigation into Tuesday’s car crash outside the UK parliament in London that injured “a number of pedestrians”, but … Continue reading British Counter-Terror Police Begin Westminster Car Crash Probe

By Ignatius Igwe

Updated August 14, 2018

A video grab taken from AFP TV video footage shows police officers cordonning off Westminster Bridge, leading to Parliament Square in central London on August 14, 2018, after a car was driven into barriers at the Houses of Parliament. A “number of pedestrians” were injured when a car crashed into barriers outside Britain’s Houses of Parliament today, with armed police swooping in to arrest the driver, Scotland Yard said. William EDWARDS / AFP

A video grab taken from AFP TV video footage shows police officers cordoning off Westminster Bridge, leading to Parliament Square in central London on August 14, 2018, after a car was driven into barriers at the Houses of Parliament. William EDWARDS / AFP

British counter-terror police will lead the investigation into Tuesday’s car crash outside the UK parliament in London that injured “a number of pedestrians”, but Scotland Yard said it was still “keeping an open mind”.

“While we are keeping an open mind, the Met’s Counter-Terrorism Command is leading the investigation into the #Westminster incident,” the force said in a Twitter statement.

AFP