London police: 3 wounded in ‘terrorism-related’ stabbings
Published:Sunday | February 2, 2020 | 1:47 PM
LONDON (AP) — Police shot and killed a man in south London after he wounded at least three people in “terrorism-related” stabbings Sunday, the city’s police department said.
The attack in the Streatham neighbourhood marked a departure from recent attacks in the British capital that took place near high-profile landmarks in central London.
“The circumstances are being assessed,″ the Metropolitan Police force tweeted. “The incident has been declared as terrorist-related.”
Police said they received reports of the stabbings around 2:00 p.m.
Multiple emergency medical vehicles quickly filled the street as helicopters hovered overhead, according to video shared on social media.
One of the three stabbing victims is being treated for life-threatening injuries, Met Police said.
Witness Karker Tahir told Sky News that undercover police officers chased a man down the neighbourhood’s main commercial street.
“They kept telling him ‘Stop, stop’,″ Tahir said. “But he didn’t stop, and then I saw that they shot him three times.
It was horrible seeing it.
The man was on the floor and it looked like he had something which police said may be a device.
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