The shooting outside Parliament has been declared as a major incident by the London Ambulance Service (LAS).

The air ambulance and a number of ambulance crews were sent to the scene at Westminster Bridge, with the first crews arriving six minutes after they were called at 2.40pm.

So far at least 10 people have been treated by paramedics and a number of hospitals placed on alert.

Police have reported they are treating the incident in Westminster as a terrorist incident.

LAS Deputy Director of Operations Pauline Cranmer said: “We can confirm we have treated at least 10 patients on Westminster Bridge and have put a number of hospitals on alert as we continue to respond to this incident.

"We were called at 2.40pm to Westminster Bridge to reports of an incident, with the first crew arriving within six minutes.

“We have sent a number of resources to the scene including ambulance crews, London’s Air Ambulance and our Hazardous Area Response Team.

“We are working closely with other members of the emergency services at the scene, with our priority being to ensure patients receive the medical help they need as quickly as possible.

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“We have declared a major incident and our priority is to assess patients and ensure that they are treated and taken to hospital as soon as possible.

“As we are very busy dealing with this incident, we would ask the public to only call us in a genuine emergency."

The Metropolitan Police have also issued an appeal to people who have taken photos and videos to make sure they are passed onto the police.

People can upload their files to the UK Police Image Appeal

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