An American man has been named as one of the three victims of yesterday’s terror attack on the UK Parliament.
Kurt Cochran, from Utah, was killed when Khalid Masood, a 52-year-old British extremist, ran him down with a car in central London.
Cochran was on vacation in the British capital to celebrate his 25th wedding anniversary with his wife, Melissa.
The two were walking along Westminster Bridge, next to the Houses of Parliament, when Masood smashed into them at high speed.
The third person killed in the Westminster terror attack has been named as American tourist Kurt Cochran. His wife is in hospital. pic.twitter.com/JJU4Y6mPwB
— LBC (@LBC) March 23, 2017
He then got out of the car and stabbed a policeman to death before being shot dead himself.
Mrs Cochran was also wounded in the attack, and is recovering in hospital. According to family members, she had a broken leg, a broken rib and a cut to her head.
The pair were in England to visit Mrs Cochran’s parents, who are Mormon missionaries. They were due to fly back today.
President Donald Trump paid tribute to Cochran on Twitter, describing him as a “great American”.
A great American, Kurt Cochran, was killed in the London terror attack. My prayers and condolences are with his family and friends.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 23, 2017
The slain policeman was named last night as PC Keith Palmer. Spanish teacher Aysha Fraid was also killed. Dozens more were injured.
Police arrested seven people this morning in connection with the attack, and are continuing to investigate.
