Frank Bullitt Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 A police officer has been stabbed and his apparent attacker shot by officers in a major security incident at the Houses of Parliament. Around three shots rang out outside the Palace of Westminster after a man ran through the gates into the front yard of the parliamentary compound apparently waving a knife, according to the Press Association. Two people were seen being treated on the ground in New Palace Yard amid shouts and screams. An air ambulance landed in Parliament Square and a regular ambulance came in through the front gates as medics rushed to help the injured people. Armed police cleared the area around the incident and Parliament Square was closed to traffic. A Downing Street source confirmed that Prime Minister Theresa May was "OK". Mrs May was seen being ushered into a silver Jaguar car as what sounded like gunfire rang out at Parliament during the incident at around 2.45pm. As the sitting in the House of Commons was suspended' date=' Commons Leader David Lidington told MPs: "What I am able to say to the House is there has been a serious incident within the estate. "It seems that a police officer has been stabbed, that the alleged assailant was shot by armed police. "An air ambulance is currently attending the scene to remove the casualties. "There are also reports of further violent incidents in the vicinity of the Palace of Westminster but I hope colleagues on all sides will appreciate that it'd be wrong of me to go into further details until we have confirmation from the police and from the House security authorities about what is going on.[/size'] Read more 'ere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie_k83 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 That'll be London on lockdown then..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bullitt Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 These updates on the news are just getting worse, thoughts are with the families caught up in this awful mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Police officer now confirmed dead, what a terrible affair once again. Young French students hit by the vehicle, woman in the Thames, woman dead. Shocking, what a world this is. At least our police and services showed their mettle, unlike their Tunisian counterparts who scarpered, pronto. And then we have people moaning they can't take their smart phones on some flights.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bullitt Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 The worst thing about this all Chris as the same people moaning about not being able to take smart phones, tablets, laptops et cetera are the same PC idiots that want equality for all regardless. Now there are 4 dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitbox Junkie Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Terrible day thoughts are with families and everyone involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Got to me today, stood there taking pics on the bridge near Big Ben last year with Mrs and kids where the feckwit drove over people. Makes you think. Problem is makes all the more support for Trump style people.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Tragic event,exactly what security services said could happen here,terrible day for those poor families . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_bandido Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 50 quid says it was another show of tolerance from the religion of peace, another 50 quid says the BBC go out of their way to avoid mentioning it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibby Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 50 quid says it was another show of tolerance from the religion of peace, another 50 quid says the BBC go out of their way to avoid mentioning it. Dont knock the religion. You get retards and idiots every where Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 50 quid says it was another show of tolerance from the religion of peace, another 50 quid says the BBC go out of their way to avoid mentioning it. Dont knock the religion. You get retards and idiots every where It's wrong to blanket blame Muslims for this, when only a tiny minority have such views. But it is also wrong to try and absolve Islam of its part in this, when it is the single common factor in so many of these atrocities around the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Jeremy Corbyns statement today made me pause for thought, or at least, the first sentence of it did; Today’s horrific attack in Westminster has shocked the whole country. Horrific, yes, but "shocked the whole country"? Was anyone actually shocked? What happened today was awful, but It is telling of how bad things have become in Europe that I wasn't shocked at all. Subconsciously I guess I had already resigned to the view that it was just a matter of when, not if. And this won't be the last one. Islamist terrorism is simply a part of life in Europe now, and I can't see any reason why that would change. We're going to have to start acknowledging that there is a small, but significant minority of European Muslims who for whatever reason reject European culture in favour of the truly awful, ultra conservative wahhabism, salafism, and their ilk, which are akin to fascism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibby Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Jeremy Corbyns statement today made me pause for thought, or at least, the first sentence of it did; Horrific, yes, but "shocked the whole country"? Was anyone actually shocked? What happened today was awful, but It is telling of how bad things have become in Europe that I wasn't shocked at all. Subconsciously I guess I had already resigned to the view that it was just a matter of when, not if. And this won't be the last one. Islamist terrorism is simply a part of life in Europe now, and I can't see any reason why that would change. We're going to have to start acknowledging that there is a small, but significant minority of European Muslims who for whatever reason reject European culture in favour of the truly awful, ultra conservative wahhabism, salafism, and their ilk, which are akin to fascism. Small minority is not a majority. Stop tainting us all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Small minority is not a majority. Stop tainting us all. It's wrong to blanket blame Muslims for this, when only a tiny minority have such views. . We're going to have to start acknowledging that there is a small, but significant minority of European Muslims who for whatever reason reject European culture in favour of the truly awful, ultra conservative wahhabism, salafism, and their ilk, which are akin to fascism. I don't think I could have been any clearer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibby Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Just the word significant. Makes the issue sound bigger than it actually is. I am a firm believer that if you don't like the way life is here. Go do on back to where you come from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Just the word significant. Makes the issue sound bigger than it actually is. I am a firm believer that if you don't like the way life is here. Go do on back to where you come from. /QUOTE] Sadly i would guess quite a few were born here so where would they go back too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_bandido Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Plenty of sharia law countries they could move to if that's what they desire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibby Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Deport them, send them away to countries better suited to their attitudes. My grandfather, great grandfather were in the Indian Army when India was an extension of the British Empire. They both fought, my family and extended family fought in the war, some survived and some died. I am a Muslim, I am British, I am proud to live here and use all the facilities here. I work hard, I pay taxes, I have a wife, a house and several cars, I am like you a human. I live the life that Islam prescribes, to love, to forgive, to respect, to respect someone's views, religion and to live together. Not hate and not to kill each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 You don't think innocent people being run down in cars, stabbed, shot, blown up, beheaded etc on European streets by Islamists warrants the term 'significant'? But we aren't just talking about the people who commit these acts, who are just the tip of the iceberg. The problem also lies with a much larger group (albeit, still a relatively small minority) who create the atmosphere in which this extremism grows. People whipping up hatred by obsessing about things like Palestine, blasphemy (Charlie hebdo for example), 'zionists', etc, and creating grievances out of things which don't have anything to do with them. That is the group we have to deal with if we are to stop these atrocities from happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uzzyuzzy Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Plenty of sharia law countries they could move to if that's what they desire. These handful of idiots would not last a day in a sharia law country from the middle east. I would love to see them preach such hate in a place like Saudi Arabia and watch how their human right are taken away in seconds and their lockup up and lashed. Its only Europe and the politicians that are allowing this to happen to the people. Thoughts go out to the families and everyone involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibby Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 What I am saying is, A small minority of people are doing these tasks. And Not a small significant minority of Muslims. They are still a minority of 1.6+ billion good, loving and caring Muslims of this world. And I do not agree on what they are doing. It's horrible, inhumane, disgusting and wrong. This is not what my religion is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bullitt Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 Legitimate question here. Why do these cowards use the Quran as the excuse for their actions? Which verses in the Quran do they refer to that enable them to interpret and then endorse their extremely violent actions towards anybody and everybody? I feel that some of this generalisation come from unwillingness to become part of a larger society, people need to be forthcoming when they have knowledge of extremism rather than just burying their heads in the sand though fear of retribution. Coupled with disinclination to integrate into society and living an extremely close knit groups shut down to outsiders will only cause alienation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 A small minority is a handful, maybe a few hundred. How many thousands of Islamic militants do you think there is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibby Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 A minority refers to a category of people who are different to the majority. Or you can say.. Several thousands of retards, in a population of 1.6+ billion people is a minority. But they are not Muslim, Islam does not condone this, this is not Islam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Legitimate question here. Why do these cowards use the Quran as the excuse for their actions? Which verses in the Quran do they refer to that enable them to interpret and then endorse their extremely violent actions towards anybody and everybody? It's the same excuse that lunatics claiming to represent all religions hide behind. Take the relevant "good" book, which was only ever intended to improve society. Then twist, warp and generally p1ssed all over anything that facilitates your need to hate, punish and kill anything and anyone that doesn't fit your interpretation of a worthy person. It's pathetic and it's easy to see that this mindset needs to be erased from modern society. It's the how that we will struggle with for years to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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