LONDON, March 22 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday that the attack near the British parliament is "sick and depraved".
"The location of this attack was no accident," she said in a statement following the attack in Westminster, adding that "the terrorists chose to strike at the heart of our Capital City."
Four people, including the stabbed officer and a male terrorist, have been killed and at least 20 others injured as a car crashed into pedestrians and an attacker stabbed a policeman near the British parliament in London.
May said any attempt to defeat the values that parliament stands for are "doomed to failure," and the "forces of evil" would never be allowed "to drive us apart."
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who have been affected, to the victims themselves and to their families and friends, who waved their loved ones off but will not now be welcoming them home," said May.
After the attack, May had an emergency meeting with senior ministers, senior police officers, representatives of the security agencies and London Mayor Sadiq Khan. Flags were lowered to half mast over Downing Street to honor victims of the attack.
The Parliament would meet Thursday morning as normal despite the attack, according to May.
PARIS C.J. Mosley Hat , April 21 (Xinhua) -- A Thursday attack in the French capital city Paris that killed one police officer and injured two casts new shadows on the security situation just three days before the French presidential election.
Conservative candidate Francois Fillon, who has spoken out against "Islamic totalitarianism," said on France 2 TV that he was canceling his planned campaign stops Friday.
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She also canceled a minor campaign stop, and scheduled another.
The attack that "deliberately targeted" police officers happened Thursday evening on the renowned Champs Elysees shopping street.
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He then began running away and injured two other officers before getting shot in an exchange of fire with police.
The extremist group Islamic States (IS) then claimed responsibility for the shooting.
French President Francois Hollande called a defense meeting on Friday following the attack.
The president made a statement in front of the Elysee Palace after a meeting with Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and Interior Minister Matthias Fekl.
He pledged "absolutely vigilant" security measures for the upcoming presidential election, which will start on Sunday.
"We must realize that our police force is exposed, and I repeat all the commitments I have made. Every effort must be made to ensure that these policemen and gendarmes are able to carry out their mission," he said.
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"The terrorist risk is higher than ever," said French Interior Minister Matthias Fekl.
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According to local reports, main presidential candidates, Emmanuel Macron Orlando Brown Jr. Hoodie , Marine Le Pan and Francois Fillon, have been warned of the risk of an eventual attack.
A total of 50,000 policemen and gendarmes will be mobilized during the two rounds of presidential elections on April 23 and May 7, Fekl said.
France remains in a state of emergency and on high alert over possible terrorist attacks. A group of terrorists killed 130 people in a series of explosions and shootings in November 2015.
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