A police officer who was among those killed in Wednesday’s terror attack outside the British Parliament building in London has been identified as 48-year-old Keith Palmer, who worked for the Metropolitan Diplomatic Protection Group. The assailant, who has not been identified, appeared to run over bystanders with a vehicle, then stabbed Palmer before he was shot to death by another officer trying to enter the Parliament building. Metropolitan Police Department Officer Keith Palmer, 48, was fatally stabbed in a terrorist attack Wednesday. https://t.co/LgF4rQ7Vmg — James Cleverly MP (@JamesCleverly) March 22, 2017Palmer, a 15-year police veteran, was not armed when he was fatally stabbed. Flag at half-mast over Scotland Yard tonight to mark the death of our officer & the other victims of this afternoon’s attack in #Westminster pic.twitter.com/NqaGSqJtmt — Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) March 22, 2017

Source: Huffington Post March 22, 2017 23:36 UTC