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Sword-wielding man stabs several in London, man with sword arrested
At least five people including two police officers were stabbed, with updates on their condition awaited.
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At least five people, including two police officers, were stabbed by a 36-year-old sword-wielding man on Tuesday in a "serious incident" near an east London Tube station, the Metropolitan Police said.(AP)
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The attacker was later arrested, the police said, adding that the incident did not “appear to be terror-related.”(AP)
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The police and other emergency services are still present in Hainault, East London, where they were alerted just before 7 am local time regarding a vehicle that had crashed into a house in the Thurlow Gardens area.(AP)
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A video footage on social media shows the bearded man walking with the sword near homes in the Hainault area of London.(AP)
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UK Home Secretary James Cleverly said on X that he was being updated “regularly” on the incident.(AP)
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Police talking to members of the public at the scene in Hainault, north east London.(AP)
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