London: British police have arrested seven people in the investigation in Parliament attack where five people died and 40 injured before the attacker shot dead by British police here.
Mark Rowley a senior British police officer said the latest figures were that there were four dead including the attacker and 29 people being treated in hospital, seven of whom were in a critical condition.
The fourth dead was the assailant.
“It is still our belief that this attacker acted alone and was inspired by international terrorism. At this stage we have no specific information about further threats to the public,” Rowley said.
He said there was a mix of nationalities among the dead but gave no details. The victims were a policeman who was stabbed and two members of the public, a woman in her mid-40s and a man in his mid-50s.
Police believe they know the identity of the attacker but have not named him.
The attack on Wednesday started when the assailant sped across Westminster Bridge in a car, ramming pedestrians along the way. He then ran towards parliament and stabbed the policeman before he was shot.
Three French high-school students aged 15 or 16, who were on a school trip to London with fellow students from Brittany, were among the injured.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault was expected to arrive in London to visit them at hospital, French media reported.
Parliament was due to convene later in what Prime Minister Theresa May said late on Wednesday was a sign that the attack would not disrupt British democracy or normal life in the capital.