LONDON (AP) — A person wielding a sword attacked members of the general public and cops in a east London suburb early Tuesday, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring 4 others, authorities stated.
A 36-year-old man was arrested in a residential space close to Hainault underground station, police stated. The incident isn’t being handled as terror-related or a “focused assault.”
Two cops had been in hospital being handled for stab wounds. Two different folks had been additionally injured.
Chief Supt. Stuart Bell described the incident as “really horrific.”
“I can not even start to think about how these affected should be feeling,” he stated outdoors the properties in east London the place the crime occurred.
The Metropolitan Police stated they had been referred to as early Tuesday to reviews of a automobile being pushed right into a home in a residential road and folks being stabbed near the Hainault underground station.
No different particulars had been instantly obtainable.
Video on British media confirmed a person in a yellow hoodie holding an extended sword or knife strolling close to homes within the space. Witnesses say they heard police shouting to the suspect, urging him to place down the weapon as they chased after him.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated the incident was “stunning,” including: “Such violence has no place on our streets.”
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan stated police don’t consider there’s a menace to the broader neighborhood.
“We’re not searching for extra suspects,” he stated. ”This incident doesn’t look like terror-related.”
Transport for London stated Hainault underground station was closed on account of a police investigation within the space.