Westminster attack: Police and public praised for standing up to terror

Newspapers hail 'fast' response from emergency services and the 'impressive presence of mind' from passers-by

Police help wounded after Westminster attack
Emergency services help the wounded near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament
(Image credit: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Yesterday's terror attack on Westminster Bridge and in the grounds of the Houses of Parliament was "the attack that security chiefs here in the UK have long been preparing for", says the BBC.

However, says The Independent, the sense of inevitability did not make the assault on "the bricks and mortar of the heart of British democracy" any less shocking.

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