UK Islamic State claims responsibility for Westminster terror attack By Reporter March 23 2017, 12:37 pm March 23 2017, 12:37 pm Share Islamic State claims responsibility for Westminster terror attack Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/uk/1203125/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-westminster-terror-attack/ Copy Link A policeman points his gun at the suspected attacker downed outside the Palace of Westminster The Islamic State terror group has claimed that the Westminster attacker was one of its “soldiers”. The man, a British citizen who was known to the police and security services, had been investigated some years ago over violent extremism. Prime Minister Theresa May told MPs he was a “peripheral” figure, adding: “He was not part of the current intelligence picture.” Delivering a defiant message to a packed House of Commons, Mrs May said: “We will never waver in the face of terrorism.” A statement released through IS’s Aamaq news agency said the attacker was a “soldier of the Islamic State”.
