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Indonesians told to avoid certain areas of London
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In crisis: Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood, centre, stands amongst the emergency services at the scene outside the Palace of Westminster, London, on March 22. London police say they are treating a gun and knife incident at Britain's Parliament "as a terrorist incident until we know otherwise." The Metropolitan Police says in a statement that the incident is ongoing. It is urging people to stay away from the area. Officials say a man with a knife attacked a police officer at Parliament and was shot by officers. Nearby, witnesses say a vehicle struck several people on the Westminster Bridge. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP). (PA via AP/Stefan Rousseau)
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he Indonesian Embassy in London has told Indonesians living in the United Kingdom to avoid certain areas in the city following a fatal attack that killed five people.
The embassy advised citizens to heed the call of the London Metropolitan Police to avoid areas surrounding Parliament Square, Whitehall, Westminster and Lambeth Bridge, Victoria Street, the Broadway intersection and the Victoria Embankment.
"For any Indonesian citizens currently in London, it is advised to maintain communications with acquaintances and avoid travel into the aforementioned areas," the embassy said in a statement published after the incident on Wednesday.
(Read also: Indonesia condemns London terror act)
The embassy itself remains open, with consular services resuming normally at the new embassy building on 30 Great Peter Street SW1P 2BU, London.
Indonesian citizens who faces trouble or know of any other citizens who might be affected by the current situation are advised to inform the embassy through its hotline +44 (0) 7881221235.
According to the ministry's eProtection database, there are 14,111 Indonesian citizens in the United Kingdom, including 3,000 students.
London was the latest city to be struck by what Scotland Yard is calling an "act of terror", when an unidentified assailant drove a car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before crashing it outside Parliament Square and trying to enter the complex, armed with a knife.
