Two men still remain in police custody over the Westminster terror attack

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May 16, 2017 10:07 AM

Two women have been released on bail, pending further enquiries in March.

A police officer places flowers and a photo of Pc Keith Palmer on Whitehall near the Houses of Parliament in London, after seven people were arrested in raids in London, Birmingham and elsewhere linked to the Westminster terror attack.

Seven of the 11 people arrested in connection with the Westminster terror attack have been released, Metropolitan Police said on Friday.

Two men — a 58-year-old man and a 27-year-old man, both from Birmingham — still remain in police custody.

Police raided addresses across the country earlier this week — including in London, Manchester and Birmingham — as they looked to establish whether Westminster attacker Khalid Masood acted alone or with accomplices who directly encouraged, supported, or directed him.

The attack on Wednesday killed four people and injured 50 as Masood drove a car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, before stabbing a police officer — PC Keith Palmer — who died from his injuries. Two people are currently in a critical condition — one with life-threatening injuries — in hospital.

Masood was shot dead by police on the scene on Wednesday.

Of those arrested:

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