“This should have been a terrifying incident for these involved,” police stated.
April 30, 2024, 5:08 AM ET
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LONDON — A person has been arrested after driving a automobile into a house in east London earlier than getting out and attacking members of the general public with a sword, in line with police.
The incident occurred at roughly 7 a.m. native time when the Metropolitan Police in London had been alerted to a “critical incident” happening in Hainault, east London, to reviews of a car being pushed right into a home within the Thurlow Gardens space and a number of folks being stabbed, in line with a police assertion detailing the early morning incident.
A kind of folks, a 13-year-old boy, has died of accidents suffered within the unprovoked assault, in line with authorities.
“It’s with nice unhappiness we will affirm following a critical incident in Hainault this morning a 13-year-old boy has died,” police stated in an announcement on social media. “Two members of the general public and two law enforcement officials stay in hospital with important accidents.”
Police haven’t but supplied any potential motivations within the assault or the identification of the suspect.
“Right now we perceive the suspect went on to assault different members of the general public and two law enforcement officials,” the Met Police stated. “Police in London have been referred to as and different emergency providers are in Hainault, east London, at a critical incident through which a person with a sword has been arrested.”
“This should have been a terrifying incident for these involved. I do know the broader group might be feeling shock and alarm,” stated Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan. “Individuals will wish to know what has occurred and can we offer extra data as quickly as we will.”
The world in London the place police say a person wielding a sword attacked members of the general public and two law enforcement officials on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, within the east London group of Hainault earlier than being arrested.Peter Kingdom/AP
Police confirmed {that a} 36-year-old man was arrested on the scene and is in now in police custody.
“We don’t consider there’s any ongoing risk to the broader group. We’re not on the lookout for extra suspects,” police stated. “This incident doesn’t seem like terror-related.”
The investigation is at present ongoing and authorities are anticipated to launch extra data on the stabbings as soon as extra data is out there.
