Kurt Cochran

Shocking Video Shows Terror Carnage

... was one of ours. "An employee identified the vehicle after seeing the licence plate in an image online. We ran another check to verify, and immediately contacted the authorities. We are co-operating fully with the authorities and will provide any assistance that we can to the investigation.". AUSTRALIAN CAUGHT UP IN ATTACK. An Australian woman was injured in the attack. Patricia Neis-Beer, a German-born Australian resident from South Australia, was among those hurt when Masood used a speeding car to mow down tourists along the Westminster Bridge. Ms Neis-Beer, who has a 26-year-old son called Jordan and a 19-year-old daughter called Paige and who works in an organic market and cafe in Stirling in Adelaide, was one of those injured in the first mass-casualty terrorism attacks on British soil in more than a decade. Her condition was not known last night. BRITISH PM MEETS ATTACK VICTIMS. Mrs May visited a hospital on Thursday where she spoke to victims of the London attack. About 40 people were injured in ...

Utah Man Killed, Wife Seriously Hurt In London Terror Attack

... ones.". U. S. Rep. Mia Love and Rep. Chris Stewart, both R-Utah, also offered condolences, with Stewart calling the attack "unfortunately another reminder that across the world, we are facing huge challenges.". Love called attack "vicious" and intolerable and said Utahns "are united in grief and loss.". Numerous arrests were made following the incident as British authorities investigated. Masood was said to be an English native and recent resident of the city of Birmingham, long known to police for his ties to Islamic extremist groups. The terrorist group ISIS, meanwhile, claimed responsibility for the attack on Thursday, calling the perpetrator "a soldier of the Islamic State.". Mourning friends said the Cochrans, who were self-employed, ran Onion Street Studio in West Bountiful, a music and rehearsal studio in the basement of their home. Next-door neighbor Kevin ...

75-year-old Dies Of His Injuries As Tributes Paid

... Cooper (@Yvette Cooper MP) 22 March 2017. Home Affairs Select Committee chairwoman Yvette Cooper, who was in the Palace of Westminster when the terrorist burst through the gates, said: "Thank you Pc Keith Palmer - to your bravery many others owe their lives and safety". Labour MP Barry Gardiner was also caught up in the lockdown and posted a picture of armed police moving through Parliament. He tweeted: "Going to bed alive, safe and well thanks to Pc Keith Palmer. God bless him, his family and all those killed or injured. Terror will not win.". How the Westminster attack unfolded. Geoffrey Cox, Conservative MP, wrote: "Deeply sad that a brave Pc, Keith Palmer, died in the service of his country, doing his duty today. We should be proud to know such men.". MP Chi Onwurah tweeted: "As I left Parliament a police officer apologised for keeping us waiting. Cannot overstate courage & grace of those who protect us Thank you.". The last death of a Met Police officer on duty was in September 2013 when 47-year-old Pc Andrew Duncan was killed as he ...

Fifth Person Confirmed Dead As Thousands Attend Vigil For Victims

... Thousands of people have lined the streets in Trafalgar Square to attend a vigil after the horrific London terror attack. Throngs of people attended the vigil, with many waving banners and holding signs in a show of defiance against fear. Home Secretary Amber Rudd attended the ceremony along with London Mayor Sadiq Khan to pay tribute to those who were killed in the terror attack in the centre of the capital. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said: “We always pull together. We stand up for our values and we show the world we are the greatest city in the world.”. Amber Rudd said: "We will never be defeated by terrorists.". Five people were killed and 40 injured after a terrorist ploughed into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before stabbing a police officer outside the Houses of Parliament. London remembers: vigil held to honour the victims of Westminster terror attack. Thursday, 23 rd March 2017. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan held a candlelit vigil in Trafalgar ...

As Eight Arrested On Suspicion Of Preparation Of Terrorist Acts

... Aysha Frade, Kurt Cochran, 75-year-old man - and attacker, Khalid Masood. Those injured included 12 Britons, three French children, two Romanians, four South Koreans, two Greeks, and one each from Germany, Poland, Ireland, China, Italy and the United States. Eight people - three women and five men - have been arrested and a number of addresses raided. Hyundai used to mow down pedestrians on Westminster Bridge was hired from a car hire firm in Birmingham. The attacker was British-born and investigated by MI 5 some years ago over concerns of violent extremism. Islamic State has claimed the attacker was one of its "soldiers". Kurt Cochran, Keith Palmer and Aysha Frade - The victims of the London terror attack. Emergency services at the scene outside the Palace of Westminster, London, after a policeman was stabbed and his apparent attacker shot by officers in a major security incident at the Houses of Parliament. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire. Police outside the Palace of Westminster, London. Inset: Aysha Frade (43) died of her injuries. Scenes following the London attack (main and insets right) and Keith Palmer (inset left). Armed police respond outside Parliament ...

Police Officer, Teacher, American Tourist Killed

... a wreath Thursday in his honor. “Keith Palmer was killed while bravely doing his duty, protecting our city and the heart of our democracy from those who want to destroy our way of life,” London Mayor Sadiq Khan said. His death drew tributes from politicians including Conservative James Cleverly, who said he served with Palmer in the Royal Artillery before he became a “copper.”. “A lovely man, a friend. I’m heartbroken,” Cleverly said on Twitter. A crowdfunding campaign on the website Just Giving aims to raise £200,000 ($250,000) for Palmer’s family; by Thursday evening it had surpassed £290,000. “He will be remembered as a wonderful dad and husband. A loving son, brother and uncle. A long-time supporter of Charlton FC,” Palmer’s family said in a statement, referring to Palmer’s football club of choice. “He will be deeply missed. We love him so much.”. Teacher killed. Aysha Frade’s death was first confirmed by the mayor of Betanzos in Spain, Ramon ...

London Police Id Parliament Attack Suspect; Death Toll Rises To 4

... Palace. Johnson said the attack on Britain is an "attack on the world." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI. The Metropolitan Police Service said eight people were arrested in London and Birmingham in connection to the attack earlier Thursday. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said at the United Nations in New York City Thursday that the attack on London was an attack on the world. "The world is united to defeat the people who launched this attack, and to defeat their bankrupt and odious ideology," he said. "I say that with confidence, because our values are superior, our view of the world is better and more generous, and our will is stronger.". "It is still our belief - which continues to be born out by our investigation - that this attacker acted alone yesterday and was inspired by international terrorism," Met Police Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Rowley said. "To be explicit - at this stage, we have no specific information about ...

American Tourist Among London Terror Attack Victims

... Cleverly said on Twitter. Teacher killed. The mayor of Betanzos in Spain, Ramon Garcia Vasquez, confirmed the death of Frade. She had lived in London for several years with her Portuguese husband, he said, but she had relatives in Betanzos. “We are totally overwhelmed by the news and we send our condolences to the people in London,” Garcia Vasquez told CNN. Frade worked at the DLD College London as an administrator, the college principal Rachel Borland said in a statement. “We are all deeply shocked and saddened at the news that one of the victims yesterday was a member of our staff, Aysha Frade. All our thoughts and our deepest sympathies are with her family. We will be offering every support we can to them as they try to come to terms with their devastating loss. “Aysha worked as a member of our administration team at the ...

Identificaron A La Tercera Víctima Del Atentado De Londres

... de 46 años, se recupera en el hospital con una pierna y una costilla quebradas. Su muerte fue confirmada por familiares en la red social Facebook. Cochran saltó o fue empujado al costado del puente por el vehículo del atacante. Falleció por sus heridas (Reuters). "Con un corazón afligido, tengo que dar la noticia de que nuestro amado hermano, padre, esposo, hijo y amigo Kurt Cochran no pudo recuperarse de las heridas que recibió en los ataques terroristas en Londres", dijo su familiar Shantell Payne. Kurt y Melissa tenían revisto retornar a los Estados Unidos este jueves, según reportó la agencia EFE. Su familia confirmó en Facebook que había muerto en el ataque (Facebook). En el ataque murieron tres personas y decenas resultaron heridas. El agresor fue abatido por la policía frente al ...

Police Identify Suspect In London Attack Near Parliament; Death Toll Rises To 4

... attack," President Trump said in a tweet. "My prayers and condolences are with his family and friends.". Two other civilian victims have died, the Metropolitan Police say: a woman in her 40 s, and a man in his 70 s who was taken off life support on Thursday. In a visit to the House of Commons Thursday morning, Prime Minister Theresa May said the suspect in the case was British-born and had previously been under the eye of security agencies. "Some years ago, he was once investigated by MI 5 in relation to concerns about violent extremism. He was a peripheral figure; the case was historic; he was not part of the current intelligence picture," May said of the attacker. She added that investigations are continuing. "Our working assumption is that the attacker was inspired by Islamist ideology," the prime minister said. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack, through a media outlet with ties to the ...