LONDON—A doctor says a woman has died and about a dozen people are hurt, some with “catastrophic” injuries, after a vehicle apparently hit pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, near the U.K. Parliament.Colleen Anderson of St Thomas’ Hospital says a female pedestrian has died.“There were people across the bridge,” Anderson said. “There were some with minor injuries, some catastrophic. Some had injuries they could walk away from or who have life-changing injuries.”She said there might be a dozen injured in all.London police said police officers are among the injured, and they were treating the attack as a “terrorist incident until we know otherwise.”It was not immediately clear how many people were injured or whether more than one attacker was involved. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.The threat level for international terrorism in the U.K. was listed at severe. Wednesday was the anniversary of suicide bombings in the Brussels airport and subway that killed 32 people.The incident in London unfolded within sight of some of the city’s most famous tourist sites, including the London Eye, a large Ferris wheel with pods that have views over the capital. It stopped rotating and footage showed the pods full as viewers watched police and medical crews on the bridge, which has Big Ben at its north end.Labour party lawmaker Mary Creagh said it was her understanding that between five and seven people were mowed down on the bridge. Rick Longley told the Press Association that he heard a bang and saw a car mow down pedestrians and come to a crashing stop. Images from the scene showed pedestrians sprawled on the ground, with blood streaming from a woman surrounded by a scattering of postcards.“They were just laying there and then the whole crowd just surged around the corner by the gates just opposite Big Ben,” he said. “A guy came past my right shoulder with a big knif ...
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