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.”The London Ambulance Service said it treated at least 10 injured people on the bridge. Another body was seen lying in the yard of Parliament, where a knifeman stabbed a police officer and was shot by police.London police Commander B.J. Harrington declared the attack a terrorist incident and said “a full counterterrorism investigation is underway,” adding that police officers have been injured.He says additional police officers, armed and unarmed, will be deployed across London during the evening rush hour as part of efforts to keep people safe. 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 com ...
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