UK: Seven arrests made in Westminster terror probe

Police probing Wednesday’s deadly terror attack in Westminster have made several arrests and searched addresses including in Birmingham overnight. An upstairs flat in the central English city was raided by armed officers. Scotland Yard, which now says four people died, including the attacker, gave an update this morning. “Hundreds of detectives have been working through the night and during that time I can confirm that we have searched 6 addresses and made 7 arrests,” Mark Rowley, Scotland Yard’s Head of Counter-terrorism told reporters. “The inquiries in Birmingham, London and other parts of the country are continuing. It is still our belief, which continues to be borne out by our investigation, that this attacker acted alone and was inspired by international terrorism. To be explicit, at this stage we have no specific information about further threats to the public.” DAWN RAIDS: Armed police storm 6 addresses and arrest 7 in Birmingham, London & across UK https://t.co/rudtHElqfE pic.twitter.com/VRYS7jubV6— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) 23 mars 2017 The attacker sped across Westminster Bridge in a car, ramming pedestrians along the way. Among the dead was Aysha Frade, a 43-year-old language teacher who is thought to have been picking up her children from school. A man in his 50s also died. First named civilian victim of #Westminster attack Aysha Frade ‘was picking up her children from school’ https://t.co/BTxOGQli02— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) 23 mars 2017 Detectives have not named the attacker who was shot dead after fatally stabbing PC Keith Palmer. Fellow officers held a minute’s silence at Scotland Yard on Thursday morning. Tributes have been paid to PC Palmer, including from Member of Parliament James Cleverly, who knew the policeman. I’ve known Keith for 25 years. We served together in the Royal Artillery before he became a copper. A lovely man, a friend. I’m heartbroken. https://t.co/LgF4rQ7Vmg— James Cleverly MP (@JamesCleverly) 22 mars 2017 Twenty-nine people have been treated in hospital and seven remain critically injured. Three French high-school students aged 15 or 16, who were on a school trip to London with fellow students from Brittany, were among the injured. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault was expected to arrive in London to visit them at hospital, French media reported. Five South Koreans were also among those hurt, South Korea’s foreign ministry said in Seoul. Britain’s parliament was placed on lockdown for hours during the drama. UK Defence Minister Michael Fallon says security arrangements there will now be reviewed.