On March 22, 2017, a major terrorist attack took place outside of Westminster Parliament. ^[2]

Around 2:14 pm, police received a call of a car driving over pedestrians on Westminster Bridge. Driving a Hyundai Tucson, ^[25]the suspect swerved onto the bridge deliberately trying to hit people.

According to sources, the vehicle was moving at approximately 70 miles per hour.

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Some of those injured in the carnage include schoolchildren and a group of French high school.

A woman identified as Andreea Cristea was thrown over the bridge and into the Thames river; she was recovered alive but severely injured.

The attacker then rushed the gates of the Houses of Parliament with two knives. He fatally stabbed a police officer. When the attacker tried to attack a second police officer, he was then shot by police.

Overall, 40 people have been injured and 4 people have been declared dead.

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Police have the area on lockdown and are looking for a potential second suspect.

^[5]Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said that police currently believe there was only one attacker.

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The name of the assailant was confirmed to be Khalid Masood. ^[29]

According to one of Britain's top counter-terrorism officers, seven other suspects have been arrested in raids at six different locations in connection with the attack.

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Several articles published that the suspect of the Westminster attack was Islamicist preacher Abu Izzadeen. ^[22]However, sources confirmed that he is currently serving a two-year prison sentence (as of early 2016) for leaving the country without telling British authorities. ^[28]

The name was first reported by the United Kingdom's Channel 4. ^[28]

Scotland Yard's top anti-terror officer Mark Rowley confirmed that there were 4 casualties from this incident, including Masood. ^[25]

One of the victims was police officer Keith Palmer, who was stabbed to death by Khalid Masood.

The other two victims died as a result of the car rampage on Westminster Bridge. One was a 43-year-old female pedestrian Aysha Frade, who was trapped under the front wheel of a bus after being flung there by the attacker's car. ^[25]She was a teacher in London and mother of two.

The other was identified as 54-year-old Kurt Cochran. ^[30]He was an American tourist from Utah celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary. His wife Melissa is still in the hospital, according to a public Facebook post by her sister. ^[30]The couple was also visiting Melissa's parents, who are serving as missionaries in the London LDS temple; it was the last day of their trip.

Middle East Minister Tobias Ellwood gave emergency resuscitation to a policeman who had been fatally stabbed in the grounds of Parliament. ^[11]

Ellwood, a former soldier, administered chest compressions, gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and improvised to stem the flow of blood from the policeman’s wounds until an air ambulance landed in the grounds.

The policeman as since reportedly died, taking the total to two victims in the attack ^[11]

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office minister, who has responsibility for Israel and the Palestinian Territories, was photographed administering aid to the stricken policeman in the immediate aftermath of the Wednesday afternoon attack.

He was later seen with blood on his hands and face.

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A source close to Ellwood told the Telegraph: “He tried to give mouth-to-mouth and stem the blood from multiple stab wounds to the officer until the chopper and medics arrived.”

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Speaking to Jewish News, Mike Freer, MP for Finchley and Golders Green said: “Tobias reacted magnificently.

The experience must have been painful given his family loss in a terrorist incident.

The police acted amazingly well.

Day in day out they protect us and put their life’s at risk.

Sadly Tobias’s actions couldn’t save the police officer.”

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