--- description: Tobias Ellwood, a British foreign minister, tried to save the police officer who was fatally stabbed outside the UK Parliament building. title: Tobias Ellwood Tried to Save Police Officer in London Attack image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc053be076f6dd39b/6988bf73fb4eac89c8891363/tobia-ellwood-attackbritish-parliament.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # British Foreign Minister Tobias Ellwood Tried to Save Officer Stabbed in London Attack by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Mar 22, 2017 8:06 PM CUT  Conservative Member of Parliament Tobias Ellwood, centre, helps emergency services attend to an injured person outside the Houses of Parliament, London on March 22, 2017. Conservative Member of Parliament Tobias Ellwood, centre, helps emergency services attend to an injured person outside the Houses of Parliament, London on March 22, 2017.Stefan Rousseau—AP by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Mar 22, 2017 8:06 PM CUT British foreign minister Tobias Ellwood tried to save the police officer who was fatally stabbed outside the [Houses of Parliament](http://time.com/4709244/london-attack-parliament-what-to-know/ "undefined") on Wednesday. A blood-spattered Ellwood, who serves as the UK Minister for the Middle East and whose brother died in the 2002 [terror attack in Bali](http://people.com/crime/london-terror-attack-tobias-ellwood-save-police-officer/ "undefined"), can be seen performing CPR on the officer in some [photos of the incident](http://time.com/4709365/london-united-kingdom-parliament-attack-photos-westminster-bridge/ "undefined"). The officer’s identity has not yet been released. Ellwood’s actions were praised on social media as photos from the scene began to emerge: > [](https://twitter.com/MutazElnour/status/844601119443701762) > [](https://twitter.com/BullshirePolice/status/844606930245107717) > [](https://twitter.com/EmmaKennedy/status/844603426369683456) Four people, including the police officer and one man believed to be the attacker, died in the incident. 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