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Attack on Westminster: how the papers reported a deadly day

The front pages of today’s newspapers the day after a terrorist attack
The front pages of today’s newspapers the day after a terrorist attack in London Photograph: Ryan Hooper/PA

Many front pages of Thursday’s papers focus on MP Tobias Ellwood’s unsuccessful fight to save the life of PC Keith Palmer, the unarmed police officer who rushed to confront the knife-wielding man; and others picturing the attacker himself.

The Guardian

The i

The Times

The Times chose to feature attempts to resuscitate both the police officer and his attacker:

The Sun

The Sun pictured the attacker and the police officer, across a wrap-around front (we are not including here the back page, which shows the body of the dead officer):

The Daily Telegraph

The Telegraph and others focused on the as-yet unnamed attacker, pictured as paramedics fought to keep him alive:

The Daily Mail

The Mirror

The Daily Express

The International press also leads on the attacks.

The Wall Street Journal

El Pais from Spain

The Gulf News

De Morgen from Belgium

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