Apr 30, 2024 05:02 PM
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https://www.telegraphindia.com/world/man...id/2016836
INTRO: A sword-wielding man on Tuesday smashed a vehicle into a home and then went on a stabbing spree in a "serious incident” near an east London Tube station, killing a 13-year-old boy and wounding four people, before being arrested, the Metropolitan Police said.
The police said the incident did not appear to be linked with "any act of terrorism” and that of the five people injured, a boy has died from his injuries and the others, including two police officers, remain in hospital after the attack in Hainault area of the city.
[...] British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described it as a "shocking incident”, saying that such violence has no place on the country's streets.
[...] Eyewitnesses said they saw a standoff between the suspect and the police before he was tasered as he attempted to force his way into a house.
Earlier, the police and emergency services said they were called just before 7am local time to reports of a vehicle being driven into a house at Thurlow Gardens in east London. Video footage on social media shows the bearded suspect walking around bushes with a large bladed sword after he smashed the vehicle into a home.
“We do not believe there is any ongoing threat to the wider community. We are not looking for more suspects. This incident does not appear to be terror-related,” the Met Police said.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan praised the emergency services for their quick action.
[...] Wes Streeting, the Labour MP for the area, thanked the "heroic" police officers who put themselves in harm's way in response to the "horrific incident"... (MORE - missing details)
https://youtu.be/ElhctijDqGA
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ElhctijDqGA
INTRO: A sword-wielding man on Tuesday smashed a vehicle into a home and then went on a stabbing spree in a "serious incident” near an east London Tube station, killing a 13-year-old boy and wounding four people, before being arrested, the Metropolitan Police said.
The police said the incident did not appear to be linked with "any act of terrorism” and that of the five people injured, a boy has died from his injuries and the others, including two police officers, remain in hospital after the attack in Hainault area of the city.
[...] British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described it as a "shocking incident”, saying that such violence has no place on the country's streets.
[...] Eyewitnesses said they saw a standoff between the suspect and the police before he was tasered as he attempted to force his way into a house.
Earlier, the police and emergency services said they were called just before 7am local time to reports of a vehicle being driven into a house at Thurlow Gardens in east London. Video footage on social media shows the bearded suspect walking around bushes with a large bladed sword after he smashed the vehicle into a home.
“We do not believe there is any ongoing threat to the wider community. We are not looking for more suspects. This incident does not appear to be terror-related,” the Met Police said.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan praised the emergency services for their quick action.
[...] Wes Streeting, the Labour MP for the area, thanked the "heroic" police officers who put themselves in harm's way in response to the "horrific incident"... (MORE - missing details)
https://youtu.be/ElhctijDqGA