Man with a sword under arrest after attacking people in Hainault, London, police say
A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and two police officers on Tuesday in the east London community of Hainault before being arrested, police said.
LONDON — A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a east London suburb, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring four others, authorities said Tuesday.
A 36-year-old man was arrested at the scene, police said, adding that the incident is not being treated as terror-related or a “targeted attack.”
Two police officers were in hospital being treated for stab wounds. Two other people were also injured.
The Metropolitan Police said they were called early Tuesday to reports of a vehicle being driven into a house in a residential street and people being stabbed close to the Hainault underground station.
Video on British media showed a man in a yellow hoodie holding a long sword or knife walking near houses in the area.
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