Concerned family and friends have been provided with a phone number if they wish to check a loved one is safe after Wednesday’s terrorist attack in Westminster.
Four people were killed in the attack – including a policeman – while at least another 20 have been injured after a car mowed down pedestrians on Westminster Bridge.
A knifeman stabbed the policeman before being shot dead by armed officers near the Houses of Parliament.
The attack is the bloodiest in the capital since the 7/7 London bombings in 2005 when 56 people were killed.
The Met provided two phone numbers that can be called if you are concerned about family and friends or if you were involved in the incident and wish to declare that you are safe.
Attack at Parliament, March 22, 2017
A Met Police spokesman said: “Worried about family/friends involved in today’s incident in #Westminster? Please call Casualty Bureau on 0800 056 0944 & 0207 158 0010.
“If you were involved in today’s incident in #Westminster & are safe, call Casualty Bureau on 0800 056 0944 or 0207 158 0010 & choose Opt 2.”
The spokesman added that demand will be high on the Casualty Bureau and encouraged people to keep trying if this is the case.
He said: “Staff at Casualty Bureau are working hard to speak to as many people as they can.”
