These Birmingham schoolchildren were stood on the site of a terrorist incident just minutes before disaster struck.
Th
e children, who were on Westminster Bridge ahead of today’s attack, are safe and well it has been confirmed.
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They were safely inside Parliament with their MP Jess Phillips as the afternoon’s tragic events unfolded.
An image of the group from Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Small Heath posed happily on the bridge was posted on social media just 20 minutes before a car mounted the pavement and mowed down several people.
They had been sightseeing in London and the school’s Twitter account posted photographs of them smiling at Buckingham Palace and Big Ben.
Head Teacher for Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Peter Foley, said: All the children on the school trip are safe and their parents have been informed of the situation. The deputy head teacher is with the children and is providing me with regular updates.
His comment came after councillor John O’Shea (Lab, Acocks Green) had allayed fears by reporting that children and staff from the school were safe.
A police Land Rover pulls a car transporter alongside the scene where a grey vehicle crashed into the railings of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London on March 22, 2017, in the aftermath of a terror incident.
At least three people were killed and 20 injured in a terrorist attack in the heart of London Wednesday when a man mowed down pedestrians on a bridge, then stabbed a police officer outside parliament before being shot dead.
Police guarding the iconic House of Commons building shot the man but several people were left with catastrophic injuries on Westminster Bridge, a busy traffic junction popular with tourists with views of Big Ben.
A police Land Rover pulls a car transporter alongside the scene where a grey vehicle crashed into the railings of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London on March 22, 2017, in the aftermath of a terror incident.
He said: They were on the bridge shortly before it happened. But were a pleased that everyone from the school is safe and OK. The headteacher is busy contacting parents to let them know that they are safe but warning they may be delayed getting home.
They missed their scheduled train home, but following a request from their MP Jess Phillips (Lab, Yardley), Virgin Trains confirmed the group would stilll be able to travel on a later train.