U.S. President Donald Trump observes a demonstration with U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division troops, an attack helicopter and artillery as he visits Fort Drum, New York, U.S., August 13, 2018.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that terrorists should be treated with "toughness and strength" after a man drove a car into members of the public and a security barrier outside Britain's parliament, injuring three.
"Another terrorist attack in London...These animals are crazy and must be dealt with through toughness and strength!" Trump tweeted.
British police arrested a man on suspicion of terrorism offences, saying he appeared to deliberately drive into cyclists before ramming a car into security barriers outside the British parliament in London.
A number of people were injured when a car collided with security barriers outside London's parliament building on Tuesday and the driver was arrested, police said.
Pedestrians hurt as car hits barriers at UK parliament, man arrested
Police arrested a man on suspicion of terrorism offences on Tuesday saying he appeared to deliberately drive into cyclists before ramming a car into security barriers outside the British parliament in what appeared to be the second attack on the building in just under 18 months.The man, in his 20s, injured three people as he drove through a group of cyclists and pedestrians before hitting a barrier outside parliament during the early morning rush hour."Given that this appears to be a deliberate act, the method, and this being an iconic site, we are treating it as a terrorist incident," London Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said.Basu said the man was not co-operating with police. He was not believed to be known to security forces, he said.Video: Pedestrians hurt as car hits barriers at UK parliament, man arrestedNone of the injuries were life-threatening, officials said.Police said a silver Ford Fiesta collided with a number of cyclists and pedestrians before crashing into barriers outside the Houses of Parliament at 0637 GMT."The driver of the car, a man in his late 20s, was arrested at the scene by armed officers," police said in a statement. "He was arrested on suspicion of terrorist offences. There was nobody else in the vehicle, which remains at the scene and is being searched. No weapons have been recovered at this stage."In March 2017, Khalid Masood, 52, killed four people on nearby Westminster Bridge before he stabbed to death an unarmed police officer in the grounds of parliament. He was shot dead at the scene. It was the first of five attacks on Britain last year which police blamed on terrorism.Counter-terrorism police leading investigation into incident at UK parliamentLondon's Ambulance Service said it had treated two people at the scene on Tuesday and they had been taken to hospital. A third person with minor injuries was assessed at the scene.Armed police swarmed the scene and cordoned off a large area around the parliament in central London, usually bustling with tourists and government workers."It's a very serious incident," witness Jason Williams told reporters. "There was smoke coming from the vehicle."Camera footage showed the vehicle taking a wrong turn into a group of cyclists waiting at a traffic light before veering across the road and into a lane used for accessing parliament where it struck a barrier and came to a halt.Government security officials were due to hold a meeting of their emergency committee at 1300 GMT to discuss the incident.Pedestrians hurt as car hits barrier at UK parliament, man arrested"INJURED CYCLISTS"Images shot by a Euronews journalist showed police pointing their guns at the vehicle shortly after the crash. Footage on social media showed a handcuffed man being led away by heavily armed police. Other footage showed a cyclist lying on the street.British Prime Minister Theresa May, who like other lawmakers is on holiday during parliament's summer recess, said her thoughts were with the people injured.Westminster Underground station, close to parliament, was closed to the public and the building cordoned off.Britain is on its second-highest threat level of "severe", meaning an attack is considered highly likely and the authorities say a dozen plots had been foiled since Masood's attack in Westminster last year.Last week, a Muslim convert admitted plotting to kill more than 100 people by driving a truck into pedestrians on London's Oxford Street, the capital's major shopping thoroughfare.In October last year, 11 people were injured when a car collided with pedestrians near London’s Natural History Museum, raising fears of an attack, but police later said the incident was a road traffic accident. 
Man held for terrorism after driving into UK parliament barriers
London's police said their counter-terrorism unit was leading the investigation into an incident outside Britain's parliament building on Tuesday where a car collided with security barriers."While we are keeping an open mind, the Met's Counter-Terrorism Command is leading the investigation into the Westminster incident," London's Metropolitan police said on Twitter.While we are keeping an open mind, the Met's Counter-Terrorism Command is leading the investigation into the #Westminster incident.— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) 14 Ağustos 2018 
Counter-terrorism police leading investigation into incident at UK parliament
A number of people were injured when a car collided with security barriers outside London's parliament building on Tuesday and the driver was arrested, police said.Police said they could not immediately determine whether the incident was terrorism-related."The male driver of the car was detained by officers at the scene. A number of pedestrians have been injured. Officers remain at the scene. We will issue further info when we have it," London's police force said in a statement on Twitter.A spokeswoman said: "We're still trying to piece it together."Video: Pedestrians hurt as car hits barriers at UK parliament, man arrestedFootage on social media showed a handcuffed man being led away by heavily armed police.Westminster Underground station, close to parliament, was closed and the building was cordoned off. No one was being allowed entry to parliament. As parliament is in recess for summer, most lawmakers are not using the building.The crash occurred at 0637 GMT.In March 2017, Khalid Masood, 52, killed four people on nearby Westminster Bridge before he stabbed to death an unarmed police officer in the grounds of parliament. He was shot dead at the scene. It was the first of five attacks on Britain last year which police blamed on terrorism.
Pedestrians hurt as car hits barrier at UK parliament, man arrested