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Security tightened at UK sites in New York

Following an apparent attack at London's Westminster, security at UK sites in New York has been beefed up.

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New York police ramped up security at British sites across the city after an assailant stabbed a policeman outside Britain's parliament and was then shot by police.

The sites included the British Consulate and the British Mission to the United Nations, senior New York Police Department officials said at a news conference on Wednesday.

Two people died in what British police called a "terrorist incident" that also unfolded on nearby Westminster bridge where witnesses said a car crashed into pedestrians.


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