The bastard mowed down innocent 15 cyclists that were minding their own business, looks like he's Sudanese.
Police raid addresses in Nottingham and Birmingham over Westminster 'terror attack': British suspect who WAS known to officers but not MI5 'used a Ford Fiesta bought two months ago to mow down 15 cyclists'
Police have raided addresses in Nottingham and Birmingham over the Westminster terror attack after it emerged the suspect who ploughed into 15 cyclists and pedestrians today was known to officers but not MI5, MailOnline can reveal.
The suspect is believed to have lived above an internet café in Sparkhill, Birmingham, reports Sky News. Police have been searching the flat for several hours today.
Officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command are searching another address in Birmingham, where the suspect is said to be known to police, and a flat in the Radford area of Nottingham over the attack, but have not arrested anyone else.
Security Minister Ben Wallace described the 29-year-old suspect as 'a British citizen who came from another country originally' on BBC News this evening.
Roger Godsiff, the Labour MP for Birmingham Hall Green, tweeted earlier this evening to say that the suspect was believed to live in his constituency.
The Metropolitan Police have said the Fiesta the suspect used in the attack travelled from Birmingham to London late last night before arriving just after midnight.
The car was seen in the Tottenham Court Road area between 1.25am and 5.55am before being driven around the Westminster and Whitehall area from 6am. It stayed in the area until the attack at 7.30am.
Horrifying CCTV footage from earlier today captured the moment the driver sped through crowds at up to 50mph before ploughing into barriers outside the Houses of Parliament.
The man looked dazed as he was dragged from the smoking silver Ford Fiesta by around a dozen armed officers who had their rifles trained on him.
Three people were injured and one female cyclist is being treated for serious but not life-threatening injuries in hospital, which MailOnline understands is a broken hip.
Neighbours of the house searched in Nottingham have said the flat is home to six Sudanese people, and a security source told HuffPost that the suspect is a British citizen of a Sudanese origin.
There has been no suggestion that the suspect lived in the address searched in Nottingham, nor has it been established what its connection to the crime was.
Although Scotland Yard have been treating the incident as a terrorist attack, Home Secretary Sajid Javid has said 'we must keep an open mind'.
Speaking at the Home Office, Mr Javid said: 'The briefing I have received from counter-terrorism police and the security services is that work is ongoing and they are doing everything they can to find out more about the incident.
'We must keep an open mind about what has happened and I'm sure when they do have more information they will say more.'
A 'loud bang' followed by screams echoed around Parliament Square at 7.30am this morning and footage uncovered by the BBC shows the car swerve the wrong way down the road and 'intentionally' veer through crowds before smashing into a security barrier.
Two uniformed police officers manning the checkpoint designed to withstand a high speed lorry attack are shown diving away and detectives are investigating if they were the true targets.
Geoffrey Woodman, 27, from Battersea, heard a 'loud screech' and told MailOnline: 'It [the Ford Fiesta] cut out in front of us through the red light on the wrong side of the road. It swerved left and hit the lady two bikes to my left. Its windscreen hit her quite hard. One slight turn of the wheel and it would have taken me out. It was chaos'.
Scotland Yard said the crash is being treated as a 'terrorist incident'. Counter-terror chief Neil Basu said that he appears to have been working alone and there is 'no intelligence at this time of further danger' to Londoners following the car attack.
He said: 'It appears to be a deliberate act. We are treating it as a terrorist incident. The man is in his late 20s and he's been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences and has been taken to a South London police station where he remains in custody.
'Our priority now is to formally establish the identity of the suspect and establish his motivation if we can. He is not currently co-operating'.
Security minister Ben Wallace has also called for the public to be vigilant about odd behaviour and report it to police to help stop future terror attacks.
The MP warned that as attackers use 'everyday items' such as knives and cars to strike a 'free and open' society, individuals, community leaders and car hire businesses among others should 'get ahead of the game'.
Mr Wallace also suggested that terrorists were driven to pick 'nearby' items - as instructed by terrorist grooming materials, he said - because of the difficulty in obtaining guns as a result of police and Government efforts.
Parliament is closed today but most MPs are away because it is during the summer recess, and a huge 'Terror cordon' stretching nearly a mile around Parliament Square is in place.
In a statement earlier today, a Nottinghamshire Police spokesperson said: 'Counter Terrorism officers, supported by Nottinghamshire Police, are undertaking a search of a residential property in Nottingham this evening (Tuesday).
'The activity, at a flat in the Radford/Arboretum area of the city, is in response to this morning's declared terrorist incident in Westminster.
'As a result we have increased patrols in the area in a bid to provide reassurance to local residents. If anyone has any concerns we would encourage them to speak to a uniformed officer.
'We are continually monitoring the situation closely and will of course respond appropriately should any direct threat to public safety be identified.
'Further enquiries relating to the police investigation should be referred to the Metropolitan Police Service on 020 7230 2171.'
An occupant of the house searched in Nottingham said: 'They thought the car was insured or registered here but it isn't.
'They were asking about a silver Fiesta. They said they were investigating what happened in Westminster.'
Benas Butkevicius, who lives next door to the house that was raided, said: 'I was asleep when it happened. I just heard some banging and scratching.
'I work night shifts - at about 4pm I woke up to the scratching.'
Today's crash came 17 months after Khalid Masood drove into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge - killing five - before stabbing to death PC Keith Palmer at the gates of Parliament.
Ewalina Ochab saw the incident and said: 'I think it looked intentional - the car drove at speed and towards the barriers', while Jason Williams said: 'I saw at least 10 people lying down. I had to run for my life', and Barry Williams said: 'One of the cyclists jumped up and ran after the driver'.
The moment the suspect was arrested was caught on camera and witness, Donovan, told LBC: 'Six four-by-fours shot past us and armed police jumped out and over the barrier. They were just dragging him out, but they were pointing guns in the car'.
As a suspected terrorist appears to have launched a carborne attack in London again, it also emerged:
Ford Fiesta bought two months ago crashes into cyclists, pedestrians and then barriers outside Houses of Parliament at 7.30am;
Armed officers seen leaping over barriers and training rifles on the car before dragging suspect from the driver's seat. He was in vehicle alone and there were no weapons, bombs or chemicals found;
Suspect from the West Midlands was arrested on suspicion of terror offences and taken to south London police station. He is refusing to co-operate;
Detectives investigate if attack was indiscriminate or aimed at two police officers manning checkpoint;
Two people are treated in St Thomas' Hospital but several more were also treated at the scene and say car 'deliberately' swerved towards them;
Giant 'terror cordon' surrounds Houses of Parliament but most MPs are away because of summer recess;
Attack came 17 months after Khalid Masood's Westminster rampage killed six and tested new barriers installed to stop similar carnage happening again;
Donald Trump wakes up and tweets about the Westminster terror incident and said: 'These animals are crazy and must be dealt with through toughness and strength!'
A meeting of the Government's emergency cobra committee was held at 2pm today - but no cabinet ministers were expected to attend.
Prime Minister Theresa May is currently away in Switzerland on the second leg of her summer holiday but she said her thoughts were with those injured in the Westminster car crash and thanked the emergency services for their 'immediate and courageous' response.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid said: 'Huge thanks to our emergency services for their rapid reaction to incident in Westminster this morning. My thoughts are with those injured.'
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted: 'My thoughts are with those hurt and injured outside Parliament this morning in what is being treated as a terrorist incident.
'Our thanks go to our emergency services who responded immediately. Their br.a.very keeps us safe day in, day out.' (I don't know why Terb blanks bra.very)
On arrival at Parliament, Boris Johnson said: 'If it is indeed confirmed to be a terror incident, then it's very sad and very troubling indeed.
'Hopefully people will be able to go about their normal days as soon as possible.'
More than 200 officers flooded Westminster and moved members of the public away from the area in every direction in the aftermath of the attack.
Specialist officers and sniffer dogs 'sanitised' the scene - a term used when checking for a bomb or dangerous chemicals.
Witnesses said officers initially stood back and said it seemed as if they were concerned that the car may have contained a bomb.
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Police raid addresses in Nottingham and Birmingham over Westminster 'terror attack': British suspect who WAS known to officers but not MI5 'used a Ford Fiesta bought two months ago to mow down 15 cyclists'
Police have raided addresses in Nottingham and Birmingham over the Westminster terror attack after it emerged the suspect who ploughed into 15 cyclists and pedestrians today was known to officers but not MI5, MailOnline can reveal.
The suspect is believed to have lived above an internet café in Sparkhill, Birmingham, reports Sky News. Police have been searching the flat for several hours today.
Officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command are searching another address in Birmingham, where the suspect is said to be known to police, and a flat in the Radford area of Nottingham over the attack, but have not arrested anyone else.
Security Minister Ben Wallace described the 29-year-old suspect as 'a British citizen who came from another country originally' on BBC News this evening.
Roger Godsiff, the Labour MP for Birmingham Hall Green, tweeted earlier this evening to say that the suspect was believed to live in his constituency.
The Metropolitan Police have said the Fiesta the suspect used in the attack travelled from Birmingham to London late last night before arriving just after midnight.
The car was seen in the Tottenham Court Road area between 1.25am and 5.55am before being driven around the Westminster and Whitehall area from 6am. It stayed in the area until the attack at 7.30am.
Horrifying CCTV footage from earlier today captured the moment the driver sped through crowds at up to 50mph before ploughing into barriers outside the Houses of Parliament.
The man looked dazed as he was dragged from the smoking silver Ford Fiesta by around a dozen armed officers who had their rifles trained on him.
Three people were injured and one female cyclist is being treated for serious but not life-threatening injuries in hospital, which MailOnline understands is a broken hip.
Neighbours of the house searched in Nottingham have said the flat is home to six Sudanese people, and a security source told HuffPost that the suspect is a British citizen of a Sudanese origin.
There has been no suggestion that the suspect lived in the address searched in Nottingham, nor has it been established what its connection to the crime was.
Although Scotland Yard have been treating the incident as a terrorist attack, Home Secretary Sajid Javid has said 'we must keep an open mind'.
Speaking at the Home Office, Mr Javid said: 'The briefing I have received from counter-terrorism police and the security services is that work is ongoing and they are doing everything they can to find out more about the incident.
'We must keep an open mind about what has happened and I'm sure when they do have more information they will say more.'
A 'loud bang' followed by screams echoed around Parliament Square at 7.30am this morning and footage uncovered by the BBC shows the car swerve the wrong way down the road and 'intentionally' veer through crowds before smashing into a security barrier.
Two uniformed police officers manning the checkpoint designed to withstand a high speed lorry attack are shown diving away and detectives are investigating if they were the true targets.
Geoffrey Woodman, 27, from Battersea, heard a 'loud screech' and told MailOnline: 'It [the Ford Fiesta] cut out in front of us through the red light on the wrong side of the road. It swerved left and hit the lady two bikes to my left. Its windscreen hit her quite hard. One slight turn of the wheel and it would have taken me out. It was chaos'.
Scotland Yard said the crash is being treated as a 'terrorist incident'. Counter-terror chief Neil Basu said that he appears to have been working alone and there is 'no intelligence at this time of further danger' to Londoners following the car attack.
He said: 'It appears to be a deliberate act. We are treating it as a terrorist incident. The man is in his late 20s and he's been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences and has been taken to a South London police station where he remains in custody.
'Our priority now is to formally establish the identity of the suspect and establish his motivation if we can. He is not currently co-operating'.
Security minister Ben Wallace has also called for the public to be vigilant about odd behaviour and report it to police to help stop future terror attacks.
The MP warned that as attackers use 'everyday items' such as knives and cars to strike a 'free and open' society, individuals, community leaders and car hire businesses among others should 'get ahead of the game'.
Mr Wallace also suggested that terrorists were driven to pick 'nearby' items - as instructed by terrorist grooming materials, he said - because of the difficulty in obtaining guns as a result of police and Government efforts.
Parliament is closed today but most MPs are away because it is during the summer recess, and a huge 'Terror cordon' stretching nearly a mile around Parliament Square is in place.
In a statement earlier today, a Nottinghamshire Police spokesperson said: 'Counter Terrorism officers, supported by Nottinghamshire Police, are undertaking a search of a residential property in Nottingham this evening (Tuesday).
'The activity, at a flat in the Radford/Arboretum area of the city, is in response to this morning's declared terrorist incident in Westminster.
'As a result we have increased patrols in the area in a bid to provide reassurance to local residents. If anyone has any concerns we would encourage them to speak to a uniformed officer.
'We are continually monitoring the situation closely and will of course respond appropriately should any direct threat to public safety be identified.
'Further enquiries relating to the police investigation should be referred to the Metropolitan Police Service on 020 7230 2171.'
An occupant of the house searched in Nottingham said: 'They thought the car was insured or registered here but it isn't.
'They were asking about a silver Fiesta. They said they were investigating what happened in Westminster.'
Benas Butkevicius, who lives next door to the house that was raided, said: 'I was asleep when it happened. I just heard some banging and scratching.
'I work night shifts - at about 4pm I woke up to the scratching.'
Today's crash came 17 months after Khalid Masood drove into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge - killing five - before stabbing to death PC Keith Palmer at the gates of Parliament.
Ewalina Ochab saw the incident and said: 'I think it looked intentional - the car drove at speed and towards the barriers', while Jason Williams said: 'I saw at least 10 people lying down. I had to run for my life', and Barry Williams said: 'One of the cyclists jumped up and ran after the driver'.
The moment the suspect was arrested was caught on camera and witness, Donovan, told LBC: 'Six four-by-fours shot past us and armed police jumped out and over the barrier. They were just dragging him out, but they were pointing guns in the car'.
As a suspected terrorist appears to have launched a carborne attack in London again, it also emerged:
Ford Fiesta bought two months ago crashes into cyclists, pedestrians and then barriers outside Houses of Parliament at 7.30am;
Armed officers seen leaping over barriers and training rifles on the car before dragging suspect from the driver's seat. He was in vehicle alone and there were no weapons, bombs or chemicals found;
Suspect from the West Midlands was arrested on suspicion of terror offences and taken to south London police station. He is refusing to co-operate;
Detectives investigate if attack was indiscriminate or aimed at two police officers manning checkpoint;
Two people are treated in St Thomas' Hospital but several more were also treated at the scene and say car 'deliberately' swerved towards them;
Giant 'terror cordon' surrounds Houses of Parliament but most MPs are away because of summer recess;
Attack came 17 months after Khalid Masood's Westminster rampage killed six and tested new barriers installed to stop similar carnage happening again;
Donald Trump wakes up and tweets about the Westminster terror incident and said: 'These animals are crazy and must be dealt with through toughness and strength!'
A meeting of the Government's emergency cobra committee was held at 2pm today - but no cabinet ministers were expected to attend.
Prime Minister Theresa May is currently away in Switzerland on the second leg of her summer holiday but she said her thoughts were with those injured in the Westminster car crash and thanked the emergency services for their 'immediate and courageous' response.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid said: 'Huge thanks to our emergency services for their rapid reaction to incident in Westminster this morning. My thoughts are with those injured.'
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted: 'My thoughts are with those hurt and injured outside Parliament this morning in what is being treated as a terrorist incident.
'Our thanks go to our emergency services who responded immediately. Their br.a.very keeps us safe day in, day out.' (I don't know why Terb blanks bra.very)
On arrival at Parliament, Boris Johnson said: 'If it is indeed confirmed to be a terror incident, then it's very sad and very troubling indeed.
'Hopefully people will be able to go about their normal days as soon as possible.'
More than 200 officers flooded Westminster and moved members of the public away from the area in every direction in the aftermath of the attack.
Specialist officers and sniffer dogs 'sanitised' the scene - a term used when checking for a bomb or dangerous chemicals.
Witnesses said officers initially stood back and said it seemed as if they were concerned that the car may have contained a bomb.
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