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GUYANA CHRONICLE Thursday, March 23, 2017
London attack: Five Four dead in dead in Westminster St Lucia explosion terror incident
[BBC] - The police officer killed in a terror attack at Westminster has been named by the Met Police as PC Keith Palmer. The 48-year-old husband and father was among five people who died, including the attacker, near the Houses of Parliament. The attacker, whose identity police believe they know, stabbed the unarmed officer before being shot dead. Forty other people were injured after a car struck pedestrians on nearby Westminster Bridge, before it crashed. Acting Deputy Commissioner and head of counter terrorism at the Metropolitan Police, Mark Rowley, said they were working on the assumption the attacker was "inspired by international terrorism". PC Palmer was a member of the Met's parliamentary and diplomatic protection command and had 15 years service. Mr Rowley paid tribute to PC Palmer, saying: "He was someone who left for work today expecting to return home at the end of his shift - and he had every right to expect that would happen." He said specially-trained family liaison officers were supporting the families of the three members of the public who lost their lives. Three
A man believed to be the suspect received medical treatment, while two knives lie on the floor
police officers were among those injured, two of whom were in a serious condition, he added. Speaking in Downing Street after chairing a meeting of the government's Cobra emergencies committee, Prime Minister Theresa May said it was a "sick and depraved" attack on the heart of the capital and attempts to defeat UK values were "doomed to failure". Mrs May paid tribute to the "exceptional men and women" of the police force who responded to the attack, saying: "We will all move forward together, never giving in to terror and never allowing the voices of hate and evil to drive us apart." The prime minister added: "The location of this attack was no accident. The terrorist chose to strike at the heart of our capital city
where people of all nationalities, religions and cultures come together to celebrate the values of liberty, democracy and freedom of speech." Earlier, Mr Rowley, said a major investigation was under way into the "marauding terrorist attack". He said emergency services were called at 14.40 GMT after the car was driven over Westminster Bridge, hitting and injuring a number of members of the public and the three police officers, who were on their way back from a commendation ceremony. After the car crashed into the railings of the Houses of Parliament, a man armed with a knife "continued the attack" and tried to enter the building. Eyewitnesses said police fired three or four gunshots as the knifeman lunged towards a second officer. Parliament went into lockdown. Foreign Office minister Tobias Ellwood - a former Army officer whose brother died in the Bali terrorist bombing in 2002 - attempted mouth-to-mouth resuscitation of an injured police officer. The officer who was killed was said by Mr Rowley to have been armed - but police later confirmed that was not the case.
[Caribbean360] - Four people are dead and more than a dozen are being treated for serious injuries following an explosion in St Lucia’s north Tuesday evening. It occurred at a quarry as workers welded a container carrying dynamite. Neighbouring Martinique is helping the Eastern Caribbean island treat the injured, with four of them being airlifted to the French-speaking nation for treatment early this morning. Three doctors from Martinique are also at the Victoria Hospital in St Lucia to assist. The explosion, which could be heard from miles away, occurred at Farrand Quarry, operated by Rayneau Construction, in Cul de Sac, Castries. Three people died on the scene while a fourth, who was among 15 rushed to the hospital, later succumbed to his injuries. The incident
had triggered the full mass casualty response from the Victoria Hospital – a baptism by fire for the facility’s Acting Executive Director Brenda Calixte who took up duties just one day before the incident. But she assured that the hospital was adequately managing the situation. Calixte said patients who had been on the wards but could safely be managed at home, were discharged to make more bed space available for the injured from the explosion, while other people who showed up at the A&E Department agreed to wait a little longer to be attended to by medical personnel. Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has called on the nation for prayer and support for the families of those impacted by the incident. Speaking from the hospital where he was joined by Castries South East MP Guy Joseph, he said: “Our
hearts go out to those who lost loved ones and those who are still waiting to find out information about their family members. You are all in our prayers in this difficult time. We must all support each other at this time and pray for our fellow St Lucians.” Chastanet also thanked the emergency personnel and police and fire officers, who responded to the incident and were working into the night, as well as the staff, nurses and doctors at the Victoria Hospital who responded, “some without being called and who are working overtime to attend to the injured”. The Prime Minister thanked them for their “selfless dedication in the wake of this crisis”. “We should be so proud of all the staff and emergency response persons. This is testimony to what we can do as a people if we work together,” he said.
The aftermath of the explosion at Farrand Quarry. (Composite image using St Lucia News Online photos)
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