This Tuesday there were hours of terror in London, Great Britain. A 36 year old man attacked with a sword and injured five people near a subway station. One of the victims, A 14-year-old boy died from his injuries.. The aggressor was arrested and At the moment the authorities affirm that the fact “does not appear to be linked to terrorism.”
As reported, the attacks occurred shortly before 7 in the vicinity of a subway station located in the Hainault area, London. Security forces and emergency services received calls alerting them to the presence of a man who, armed with a sword, had “stabbed several people.”
“A man was arrested with a sword”the security forces reported in a statement, which specified that – according to witness accounts – the man He had stabbed several people who were walking around the place “and two police officers.”
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They spread on social networks images and videos of the attacker: a man with white skin, blonde hair, dressed in black pants and a yellow diver who walked wandering, with a sword raisedwhile Police vehicles surrounded him.
Stuart Bell, head of the local police, reported that a 14 year old boywhich had been attacked, “He died shortly after.” in the hospital cause of injuries suffered. While the two attacked troops had to undergo surgery for having “considerable” injuries, although their lives were not in danger.
The reaction of the authorities
After news of the attack became known, the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak He described what happened as a “horrible incident.” ““Such violence has no place on our streets.”he wrote on the social network X.
While the mayor From london, Sadiq KhanIt showed itself “absolutely devastated” by the attack.
According to official figures, cases of knife and sword attacks have recently increased in the United Kingdom. In London, attacks soared by 20% last year, with 14,577 attacks recorded.
