23/03/2017

Irish Person Injured In Westminster Terror Attack

An Irish person was among those injured in the Westminster terror attack, the Prime Minister has confirmed.

Three people were killed and dozens have been injured following the attack on Westminster Bridge on Wednesday, 22 March.

A police officer was fatally stabbed at the Houses of Parliament.

Theresa May confirmed those injured included 12 Britons, three French children, two Romanians, four South Koreans, two Greeks, and one each from Germany, Poland, Ireland, China, Italy and the United States.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade, Charlie Flanagan TD, said that his Department has, through the Irish Embassy in London, offered and stands ready to provide consular assistance.

(CD/LM)

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