London Westminister attack: Woman wearing hijab was distressed, horrified, photographer says
The photographer who captured an image of a woman wearing a hijab walking past a victim of yesterday's London terrorist attack has defended her actions, saying she looked distressed and horrified.
The woman has become the centre of a debate online, with many Twitter users claiming she was casually ignoring a victim lying on the ground.
Freelance photographer Jamie Lorriman was underneath the Westminster Bridge at the time of the attack and began photographing at the scene moments later.
Lorriman said the scene was quiet and tranquil, describing a strange sort of calm atmosphere.
No-one was sort of screaming or shouting.
He says the idea that the woman he photographed wearing the hijab was ignoring the scene as she was walking past was wrong, and a series of images demonstr...