British Police said a 13-year-old boy died following a stabbing incident in east London earlier on Tuesday. A man armed with a sword was arrested in connection with the incident. However, the capital’s police force stated that it was not believed to be terrorism-related.
The British police have arrested a man armed with a sword following reports of people having been stabbed during a serious incident in northeast London although it was not thought to be terrorism-related, the capital’s police force told Reuters on Tuesday.
Multiple people were wounded in northeast London on Tuesday after a man attacked them with a sword in a mass stabbing attack.
The Metropolitan Police said that the 36-year-old suspect attacked a few people in the public and two officers in the Hainault area.
He was arrested after police were called to reports of a vehicle being driven into a house in the area close to Hainault train station, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement, Reuters reported.
Visuals purportedly show a young man roaming the street with a sword in his hand, as shared on social media.
“This must have been a terrifying incident for those concerned. I know the wider community will be feeling shock and alarm,” Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan told Reuters, adding, “We do not believe there is any ongoing threat to the wider community.”
“I am being regularly updated about the incident at Hainault Station this morning,” Britain’s interior minister James Cleverly said on X. “My thoughts are with those who have been affected.”
The incident unfolded near a Tube station in northeast London. The man crashed a vehicle into a house on Thurlow Gardens before reportedly stabbing multiple people, according to police.