In Pictures: Terror attack at London's Westminster

An assailant was shot outside the British parliament by armed police, the leader of the House of Commons said on Wednesday (March 22) after loud bangs were heard and a Reuters photographer saw at least a dozen injured people on a nearby bridge.

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Mar 22, 2017, 11:31 PM

Members of the emergency services tend to individuals injured during an incident on Westminster Bridge near the Houses of Parliament in London. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

A forensic investigator works at the scene after an attack on Westminster Bridge. PHOTO: REUTERS

British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks outside 10 Downing Street in central London.
PHOTO: AFP

Injured people are assisted after an incident on Westminster Bridge. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman lies injured after the incident on Westminster Bridge. PHOTO: REUTERS

An air ambulance lands in Parliament Square during an incident on Westminster Bridge. PHOTO: REUTERS

Police boats pass the London Eye as they patrol on the River Thames, near to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster. PHOTO: AFP

An injured person being attended to after the incident on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

An injured person being attended to after the incident on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

An injured person being attended to after the incident on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

An injured person being attended to after the incident on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A policeman points a gun at a man, believed to be the attacker, on the ground as emergency services attend to the scene outside the Palace of Westminster, London, on March 22, 2017. PHOTO: PA IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES

Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood (bottom right) stands among the emergency services at the scene outside the Palace of Westminster, London on March 23, 2017. PHOTO: PA IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES

Armed police pushing people back following major incidents outside the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 22, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

Armed police arrive following the incident outside the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 22, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

People leave after being evacuated from the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 22, 2017, during the incident. PHOTO: AFP

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle (centre) suspends the chamber in London on March 22, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

An air ambulance lands in Parliament Square during an incident on Westminster Bridge in London on March 22, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Police assist bystanders during the incident on Westminster Bridge in London on March 22, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

An air ambulance flies above Portcullis House, next to the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 22, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

An air ambulance on Parliament Square following a major incident outside the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 22, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

A member of the public is treated by emergency services near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament on March 22, 2017. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES EUROPE

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