We did it, Isis says of UK house attack

London, Thursday

The Islamic State group today claimed the deadly assault at the British parliament, as Prime Minister Theresa May identified the attacker as a British-born man known to intelligence services.

“An act of terrorism tried to silence our democracy,” May told a packed House of Commons, which stood for a minute’s silence in remembrance of the victims of Wednesday’s strike on the symbol of Britain’s democracy.

“We are not afraid and our resolve will never waver in the face of terrorism,” May said. Armed police have arrested eight people in raids linked to the rampage that left three people dead and sowed panic in the heart of London.

The IS group said it was responsible, according to the Amaq propaganda agency linked to the jihadist organisation. “The perpetrator of yesterday’s attack in front of the British parliament was a soldier of the Islamic State and the operation was carried out in response to calls to target coalition countries,” Amaq said citing a “security source.”

Defiant British lawmakers returned to “business as usual” in the surreal silence of an area of central London normally thronged with tourists. Twenty-nine people were treated in hospital, including seven in critical condition, some with “catastrophic” injuries.

Among them were French school children and foreign tourists. Leaders of countries affected by recent terror attacks have voiced solidarity with the UK after the deadly attack. Leaders of France and Germany, which suffered deadly vehicle attacks last year, offered the UK their support.

The US president offered condolences and praised UK security forces. In Paris, the lights of the Eiffel Tower went out from midnight in a tribute to the victims. President Francois Hollande expressed his “solidarity” with the British people, saying “terrorism concerns us all and France knows how the British people are suffering today”. - AFP

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