Chaos In London As Driver Hits Pedestrians, Crashes Into Parliament Barrier

This doesn’t look good.

A “terror suspect” crashed into the Parliament barrier in London. Prior to that, the driver drove on the sidewalk and hit pedestrians. Witnesses say it looked deliberate.

Scotland Yard said a man in his late 20s was arrested after the incident at around 7.30am. The suspect was taken to a south London police station, where he remains on suspicion of terrorism offences. He is not co-operating with officers.

The Met’s counter-terrorism command is leading the investigation. Officers are seeking to formally identify the suspect, but “don’t believe this person is known to either MI5 or counter terrorism police”.

After hitting pedestrians, the suspect drove FASTER, crashing into Parliament’s barrier. At least three people were injured. According to reports, the suspect was driving about 50 mph.

“I turned round to see a silver car heading towards the cyclists on the wrong side of the road, they were parked waiting for the lights to change,” one witness, Barry Williams, told BBC. “He hit the cyclists then swerved over towards where the safety barrier is…. and accelerated and hit it at quite a high speed.

“I wasn’t sure whether he meant to hit the cyclists, they might have just been in the way, but once he did, he accelerated towards the barrier,” he added.

Here’s a picture of the suspect:

At this point, police ARE treating this as a terrorist incident.

London Attack:
– A man drove his car into the gates of the Parliament in London earlier today
– Multiple people injured, but none life threatening
– Suspect is in custody
– Police treating it as terror attack
– Suspect is not cooperating with policepic.twitter.com/b8eww2JOtK

— PM Breaking News (@PMBreakingNews) August 14, 2018

This incident marks at least the fourth vehicle attack on pedestrians in London since March 2017:

•March 22, 2017: Westminster Bridge
•June 3, 2017: London Bridge
•June 19, 2017: Finsbury Park
•August 14, 2018: Outside Houses of Parliament https://t.co/RNdvKo2PjM

— Fox News Research (@FoxNewsResearch) August 14, 2018

#Breaking: Police say incident in London where a man plowed a car into pedestrians near Parliament appears to be “deliberate”, @billyneelynbc reports. pic.twitter.com/cUUUMZyEwo

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) August 14, 2018

President Trump immediately labeled this a terrorist attack.

Another terrorist attack in London…These animals are crazy and must be dealt with through toughness and strength!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 14, 2018

We’ll keep you updated as we find out more.

h/t The Telegraph