London- Police are investigating a firearms incident near the British parliament in central London’s Westminster district.
“We are aware of reports of an incident at Westminster. We will put more information out as soon as we can,” the Metropolitan Police said.
The BBC quoted unconfirmed reports as saying a police officer was attacked, adding that several incidents appeared to have taken place in the area.
The leader of the Commons, the lower house of parliament, said he was suspending business after a “serious incident” in which a police officer was stabbed and reports of other violent incidents.
-dpa
