May: UK-Born Man Previously Investigated by MI5 Responsible for Westminster Attack
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May said that one attacker is responsible for the deadly Westminster terror incident in London.
On Wednesday, 4 people were killed and many were injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd on London's Westminster Bridge near the UK Parliament building.
One man was later shot by police after he stabbed an officer inside the Parliament compound.
Relatively, London Metropolitan police said they were treating the events as terrorist incidents. The attack is currently being investigated.
May said that a British-born man inspired by extremist ideology, who had been previously investigated by MI-5 is responsible for the attack.
"The man was British born and... some years ago he was once investigated by MI5 in relation to concerns about violent extremism," she told the parliament, adding: "He was not part of the current intelligence picture."
Theresa May said that a total of 12 people, including 9 foreigners, are victims of the Westminster attack.
The British prime minister said that the UK terror level is "severe" as there is no information of a specific threat. May said she will have more security meetings after the London attack.
She said that it is "an attack on people everywhere." She said that terrorists will be defeated.
Earlier on Thursday, eight were arrested in connection with the attack.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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