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Report: British parliament hit by cyber security attack

The Houses of Parliament are framed by an archway, in central London, Britain April 18, 2017.    REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
The Houses of Parliament are framed by an archway, in central London. Thomson Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - The British parliament has been hit by a cyber attack that is preventing lawmakers from accessing their emails when not in Westminster, politicians and media reports said on Saturday.

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The Telegraph newspaper said lawmakers were alerted to the hack on Friday and were unable to access their email accounts on Saturday.

Chris Rennard, a member of the Liberal Democrat party in the upper House of Lords, said on Twitter: "Cyber security attack on Westminster, Parliamentary emails may not work remotely, Text urgent messages." 

(Reporting by Kate Holton; Editing by Angus MacSwan)

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