Westminster crash: Salih Khater, 29, charged with two counts of attempted murder
A 29-YEAR-OLD accused of driving through a crowd of people outside of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster has been charged with attempted murder.
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Salih Khater allegedly drove at a group of pedestrians and cyclists before swerving and heading at police officers.
Prosecutors are treating the incident on Tuesday as terrorism, Scotland Yard said.
Khater was arrested by armed police after the silver Ford Fiesta crashed into a security barrier outside the Palace of Westminster.
He has now been charged with the attempted murder of members of the public and the attempted murder of police officers.
The Sudanese-born British national will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday, August 20.
The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: "The charges follow an incident in which Khater drove his car into a stationary group of members of the public then at police officers, before crashing into the barriers outside the House of Parliament.
"Due to the methodology, iconic location and the alleged targeting of civilians and police officers, the Crown Prosecution Service are treating this case as terrorism."
Three people were injured when a car hit a group of cyclists near the Houses of Parliament.
The vehicle continued on before crashing into a security barrier on the perimeter of the iconic building.
Khater is charged with two counts of attempted murder.
The first relates to the attempted to murder of people at the junction of Parliament Square and Abingdon Street.
The second relates to the attempted murder of police officers on Abingdon Street.