Wearside Team GB boxer witnessed 'terror attack'
Wearside Olympic Boxer Pat McCormack was with a group of Great British Boxers who witnessed the violent attack outside the Palace of Westminster.
The 21-year-old and his team mates were leaving a press conference ahead of the World Series Boxing event against Italy in York Hall when they came face to face with the alleged assailant.
McCormack was walking to the coach with his team mates when he witnessed the horror. He said: "I saw him stabbing the officer in the back of the head and the back of the neck. He was running away but then he collapsed. I wasn't scared. I just couldn't believe what was happening."
Frazer Clarke, 25, from Burton-on-Trent, was walking to the coach with histeam mates. He said: "We heard a loud bang and screaming and then I noticed some smoke. I thought it was a car crash.
"I looked towards the front gate and people were running, a police officer and a fellow coming to the gate with two knives. He was stabbing the police officer with the knives.
"He was wearing black tracksuit bottoms, a black of grey top and what looked like work boots.The police officer was stumbling and fell on the floor.
"Another police officer walked toward the guy with the knives and shot him twice. I didn't think they were proper bullets, they seemed like rubber bullets.
"Then people started shouting at us to get inside.Time stood still and I was shocked. The first thing I thought was this was a terrorist attack.
"It all happened so fast."
Frazer Clarke, 25, from Burton-on-Trent, was walking to the coach with histeam mates. He said: "We heard a loud bang and screaming and then I noticed some smoke. I thought it was a car crash.
"I looked towards the front gate and people were running, a police officer and a fellow coming to the gate with two knives. He was stabbing the police officer with the knives.
"He was wearing black tracksuit bottoms, a black of grey top and what looked like work boots.The police officer was stumbling and fell on the floor.
"Another police officer walked toward the guy with the knives and shot him twice. I didn't think they were proper bullets, they seemed like rubber bullets.
"Then people started shouting at us to get inside.Time stood still and I was shocked. The first thing I thought was this was a terrorist attack.
"It all happened so fast."