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Really right now theres a steady drumbeat from them calling for these kinds of attacks. you wi all you basically need is a vehicle, and you can, unfortunately, kill a lot of people. security services on both sides of the atlantic are just really concerned about this threat stream. particularly, in the u.k. because in the u.k. theres much less access to firearms. there hasnt been this big threat of a ak-47 style attack that you have seen in europe. that is a plot to rely on other means, and, of c...

Be sensible about what you do, if you did capture any video images, if you captured any photographs of any of the aftermath. be sensitive to the victims. turnover any footage that you have to the police. try and sort of -- theyre trying to sort of contain the situation and efficient method that they can, and i think weve seen quite clearly in spite of this terrible situation, in spite of the multiple casualties that we can clearly see being taken into ambulances, the police and authorities are d...

For the police the location here, while this has been a huge concern that there could be a terrorist incident right here at parliament buildings, their main control center for london for a major incident is quite literally just across the bridge, across westminster bridge, and about a block further away. thats where the main incident center in london with all its monitoring, with all its communications equipment, with its ability to see whats happening from above, to be able to pull up some of t...

The chamber, and then it was announced by the deputy speaker that we were to remain in the chamber and that theres a lockdown. obviously the atmosphere is quite anxious, and obviously members thought so with the officer who has been injured. were appreciative of all the help and support that the police have given us so far. >> how long have you been a member of parliament, and have you seen anything like this during your years in parliament? >> no, i havent. i was elected in 2010, so nearly seve...

They have the situation particularly in the local area contained. it was concern of multiple assailants. with regards to the blue light join up, and thats obviously between the police, the fire brigade, and obviously the ambulance service. they will be very, very cautious certainly in their tactics and drills as to who they introduce into the corridor or into the instant area until they can predict them adequately. there appear to be a number of levels to this type of attack. however, around the...

Several incidents culminating today. and this is something that is going to be and is and all of the intelligence and security officials tell us, almost impossible to deter because what are you going to do? you cant ban cars. yes, you can ban laptops and ipads and all of those kinds of things and liquid on planes. unless they completely ban cars from around parliament, this is one of those low-tech but highly catastrophic attacks that now these people, whether they are lone wolves or not, and th...

Official -- additional officers will be deployed across the city, and the police are telling residents of london, visitors to the area, to avoid these large swaths of westminster. this is, of course, where the houses of commons are located. this is where we were. i was with a colleague sitting in on prime ministers questions. today is an important day, of course, because weekly, as many of our viewers know, the prime minister takes questions from members of parliament, which means its busier tha...

Incident, and thats why security around the building is -- has been strengthened in recent years. thats why there are armed police and barricades. thats why cars can no longer get close to the building. this one was prevented by the fence and by the wall itself. this building has been secured to the best of the abilities of the authorities so far, but, again, those precise details of how many people were involved in the attack, was it just that one person, or were there more people involved? tho...

Under the assumption that this is an act of terror. >> reporter: well, yes. thats what they said very early on, until they know otherwise. they wouldnt speculate whether this incident is over. he said im not going to speculate. he said we have an open mind with regard to motive. they wouldnt say exactly the nature of the casualties and wouldnt confirm a death. so there are still many unknowns except for this incident that happened and looking at more and more of those pictures, you can see where...