Mick Hartley

If it was purely a high body count he was after, would the Westminster terrorist have been better off driving at speed down somewhere like Oxford Street. perhaps? Instead, that is, of the more symbolic target of Westminster itself, and the Houses of Parliament? 

Well, maybe not. We're now getting news from Antwerp:

A French national of North African origin has been arrested in the Belgian city of Antwerp on suspicion of driving at a crowd, officials say.

A car was driven "at high speed" on De Meir, the northern city's main shopping street, before it was intercepted. There were no reports of any injuries.

Knives, a non-lethal gun and some unidentifiable liquid were found in the car, prosecutors say.

What they don't tell you is that De Meir is pedestrianised. Admittedly it's broad enough for pedestrians to be fairly widely spaced, and to get out of the way, but even so it seems extraordinary that no one was hurt. If that's what the driver was intending.