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Tuesday, 28th March - 3rd April 2017
Westminster Terror Attack
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n 82 second-long terror attack on London’s Westminster Bridge, near the Houses of Parliament, on Wednesday (22nd March) has left five people dead, including the attacker and at least 50 people injured. The attacker, identified by police as Khalid Masood drove a car that he had hired from a branch of Enterprise in Birmingham, over the bridge, speeding up and mounting the pavement hitting pedestrians indiscriminately. Two people, Aysha Frade, a British national with Spanish heritage, and US tourist Kurt Cochran, were killed and dozens more were injured. A 75-year-old man, Leslie Rhodes from Clapham in south London, died
from his injuries the next day. The car then crashed into railings outside the Houses of Parliament. Masood, armed with a knife, left his car and ran towards Parliament, where he was confronted by police. PC Keith Palmer - who was wearing a protective vest but was not armed -
was stabbed and killed. Masood was then shot dead. Reports that he was shot by a member of Defence Secretary Michael Fallon's close protection team rather than one of Parliament's armed police - have not been confirmed. PC Palmer, 48, of the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command had 15 years' service, was
married and had a five-year-old daughter. He had served in the Royal Artillery before joining the police. Aysha Frade, who worked at DLD College London, was killed after being hit by the attacker's car and knocked under a bus. She was 43 years old and a married mother of two young daughters. Aysha was part Spanish with her family living in Betanzos, in Galicia’s A Coruña. A third victim was Kurt Cochran, from Utah, who was in London to celebrate his 25th wedding anniversary. His wife Melissa was also seriously injured. Continued on page 3
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