UK ATTACKS UPDATE: Seven arrested in raids in Birmingham and London linked to Westminster attack

Seven people have been arrested during raids in London, Birmingham and elsewhere linked to the terror attack in Westminster.

Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Rowley, the Met Police's senior anti-terror officer, confirmed that two members of the public were fatally injured and PC Keith Palmer, a member of the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Squad, was killed during the attack.

Speaking outside New Scotland Yard, he said a woman in her mid-40s - identified as Aysha Frade - and a man in his mid-50s had died from their injuries after they were mown down on Westminster Bridge.

The man has not been identified.

Mr Rowley said 29 people had been treated in hospital with seven people in a critical condition.

He added that the attacker, who has also not been named, is believed to have been working alone and was inspired by "international terrorism", adding there was no specific information to suggest any further threat to the public.

"We must not allow terrorists to create discord, distrust and fear," he said.

Three police officers who were injured by the vehicle are in a stable condition in hospital, according to Met Police Federation chairman Ken Marsh.

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the working assumption is that the Westminster attack is linked to Islamic terrorism.

He said security arrangements at Westminster will be reviewed following the deadly attack to look at whether they are "adequate" and whether police at the front gates should be armed.

Armed police raided a flat in Hagley Road, in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, on Wednesday night.

A witness who works nearby told the Press Association: "The man from London lived here. They came and arrested three men."

Dozens of officers, some armed, were pictured outside the second floor flat, above a parade of shops, which was cordoned off by police.

Roads around the home were initially closed off, but later reopened although officers remained at the scene.

West Midlands Police referred enquiries about the incident to the Met Police, which said it was "not prepared to discuss the matter for operational reasons".

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