A man was arrested on Monday after an 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman were stabbed in the area of Leicester Squarein the heart of the British capital, reported the Metropolitan Police of London (Met).
The two victims, whose identities have not been released, are hospitalized, but their condition is not known at this time.
This stabbing occurred after another in Southportin the northwest of England, where three girls died after being attacked with a knife on July 29 at a leisure centre in that town.
Blood is seen on the pavement as a man was arrested after an 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman were stabbed. Photo: AP
“Officers are at the scene of a stabbing in Leicester Square. A man has been arrested and is in custody. We do not believe there are any other suspects,” said a statement released by the police.
“Two victims, an 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman, have been taken to hospital and we are awaiting an update on their condition,” it added.
Law enforcement forces imposed a police cordon around the scene of the attack.
A spokesman for the London Ambulance Service reported that before noon they received the alert of the stabbing in Leicester Square, an area where there are cinemas and theatres.
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“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew and a paramedic,” the spokesman said.
In recent years, there has been an increase in cases of knife attacks in London, especially among young people.
The attacker in the Southport attack was identified as Axel Axel Rudakubanaan 18-year-old born in Wales to Rwandan parents, who also injured eight minors and two adults.
Following that case, anti-immigration groups in far right rioted in response to false information circulating on social media claiming that Rudakubana was an asylum seeker.
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