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Sword-wielding attacker goes on rampage on streets of London, at least 5 injured

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Sword-wielding attacker goes on rampage on streets of London, at least 5 injured

A sword-wielding attacker has left five people, including two police officers, hospitalized in east London Tuesday morning after crashing his van into a house and stabbing people seemingly at random.

Police responded to reports of a man crashing his vehicle into a house in Thurlow Gardens just before 7 a.m. and stabbing multiple people, including two police officers.

A 36-year-old man was arrested at the scene and taken into custody, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

The suspect seen carrying a sword. @ell_pht via Storyful
The area in London where police say a man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and two police officers on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in the east London community of Hainault. AP
Police at the scene. AP
The suspect seen crouching with the sword. @ell_pht via Storyful

“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,” Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan said in the statement.

A witness to the horrifying attack described seeing a man “running around with a samurai sword” who “stabbed four people after crashing his van into a house,” according to the Telegraph.

Police have not shared the conditions of those hospitalized.

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