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London Terror: Scenes of Chaos After Attack Near U.K. Parliament

Three people were killed and 20 others wounded Wednesday in a terrorist attack near Britain's Parliament.

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Police push people back following a terror attack outside parliament in London on March 22.

The assailant, thought to be acting alone, was brought to the ground by a gunshot and died.

 

— Andy Rain / EPA
Image: A woman ducks under a police tape after an incident on Westminster Bridge in London

A woman ducks under police tape on Westminster Bridge where the assailant plowed a vehicle into pedestrians, killing two. Some of the wounded pedestrians suffered "catastrophic" injuries, doctors said. 

— Toby Melville / Reuters file
Image: A woman lies injured after a shotting incident on Westminster Bridge in London

A woman lies injured on Westminster Bridge.

— Toby Melville / Reuters file
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People run after being evacuated from the Houses of Parliament. 

— Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP - Getty Images
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A woman assists an injured person on Westminster Bridge.

— Toby Melville / Reuters
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A police officer points a gun at attacker Khalid Masood on the ground as emergency services attend the scene outside the Palace of Westminster on March 22.
— Stefan Rousseau / PA via AP
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Conservative Minister of Parliament Tobias Ellwood, center, helps emergency services attend to a police officer who was stabbed outside the Palace of Westminster. The officer died from his wounds.
— Stefan Rousseau / PA via AP
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Members of the public are treated by emergency services near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament.
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People gather outside Westminster Station.
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Image: Injured people are assisted after an incident on Westminster Bridge in London

Injured people are assisted on Westminster Bridge.

— Toby Melville / Reuters
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Police and forensic officers work at the scene where an attacker plowed a vehicle into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge.
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Police stand guard at a cordon outside the Houses of Parliament.

 

— Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP - Getty Images
Image: The sun sets behind the Houses of Parliament after an attack on Westminster Bridge in London

The sun sets behind the Houses of Parliament in London on March 22.

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