Constable Keith Palmer was unarmed and at his normal post outside Parliament. Like many of his fellow officers in the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Squad, he had become a friendly face to the politicians, journalists and tourists at Westminster.On Wednesday, the 48-year-old father lay mortally wounded from a stab wound as rescuers tried desperately to save his life. His attacker left at least two other people dead and more than two dozen injured before being killed outside Parliament.A wide variety of British politicians paid tribute to Palmer, a 15-year veteran of the police force. Sadiq Khan, London’s mayor, said Palmer died while “protecting our city and our democracy from those who want to destroy our way of life.”James Cleverly, a Conservative member of Parliament for Braintree, said on Twitter that he had known Palmer for 25 years, as they had served in the British army together. “We served together in the Royal Artillery before he became a copper,” Cleverly wrote. “A lovely man, a friend. I’m heartbroken.”Read more: U.K. police identify London attacker as Daesh claims responsibilityMP Tobias Ellwood hailed as hero for helping dying officer in U.K. attackCar and knife rampage at U.K. Parliament kills 5, injures 40Photos: Terror in London after attackAnother MP, Tobias Ellwood, had tried to save Palmer as he lay on the ground after the attack. Ellwood, who had served as a captain in the Royal Green Jackets from 1991 to 1996 and previously lost his brother in a terrorist attack, gave a mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and applied pressure to the wounds to stem the blood flow. Speaking to the Sun after the attack, Ellwood said the death of Palmer was “very sad.”Colleagues of Palmer’s have described him as a warm man. A woman who said she was a former police officer phoned London’s LBC Radio to say that Palmer had once saved her from a car accident, adding that she ȁ ...
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