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India condemns UK Parliament terror attack

2India on Wednesday condemned the terror strike in Westminster near the UK Parliament, saying there is no place for terrorism in democracies and civilised societies.

“India strongly condemns Westminster terrorist incident & condoles loss of life. No place in democracies & civilised societies for terrorism (sic),” Spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs, Gopal Baglay tweeted.

A British police officer was Wednesday stabbed and his attacker shot dead near the British Parliament complex, in what Scotland Yard are describing as a “terrorist incident”.

In a related incident, a woman was killed when a speeding grey Hyundai i40 mowed down several pedestrians on Westminster Bridge nearby before ramming into the iron railings on the side of the Palace of Westminster – which houses the House of Commons and Lords as well as the iconic Big Ben.

Indian High Commission in the UK said: “Any Indians injured during the Westminster incident may reach Public Response Unit of HCI ASAP.

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