London terror attack: Police ask for mobile phone footage of area to help investigation
LONDON terror attack clues could be on a member of the public's mobile phone, according to police who have urged people to come forward with footage.
People left trapped on London Eye following terror attack
The police are requesting anyone who took photos or videos of the horrific events outside Parliament to send them in.
The public appeal for photos/video is requesting witnesses upload their evidence through this link: http://www.ukpoliceimageappeal.co.uk/CSIPS_Public/upload/choose
The terror attack outside of the Houses of Parliament left at least a dozen injured as a rouge 4x4 car ran down people on Westminster Bridge.
Metropolitan Police are appealing for witnesses of the terror attack outside of Parliament
Social media has been flooded with video and images captured by the people around the scene of the attack.
These could prove to be invaluable evidence to the police, that could help pin down exactly what happened.
Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said in statement outside New Scotland Yard: “This investigation has the full weight and expertise of the counterterrorism unit behind it.
“If anyone sees anything suspicious, or anything that causes concern, please do contact us don’t hesitate.”
A witness at the scene described an “Asian man in his 40 carrying a seven or eight inch long knife”.
Jayne Wilkinson said: “He had a lightweight jacket on, dark trousers and a shirt.
“He was running through those gates, towards Parliament, and the police were chasing him."
If you have photos or film of the incident in #Westminster please make sure you pass them to police https://t.co/l9dn1FQr7B
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) March 22, 2017
Any witnesses with video or photos are requested to come forward to the police
If anyone sees anything suspicious, or anything that causes concern, please do contact us, don’t hesitate
Four people have been confirmed to have died in the attck, including the attacker and one woman on Westminster Bridge.
A police officer stabbed by a knife-welding attacker who tried to storm Westminster has also succumbed to his wounds.
An armed attacker has been shot by responding police officers in what is being treated as a terror attack.
A dozen people are believed to have been wounded in the attack
Prime Minister Theresa May was safely evacuated from Westminster in a police car, and MPs have been moved to New Scotland Yard.
A bomb squad was called in to investigate a suspicious package in a vehicle close to Parliament.
Parliament is in lockdown right now.