{"id":447404,"date":"2024-04-30T09:38:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T09:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/04\/30\/man-with-sword-attacks-several-people-including-2-cops-in-london-arrested\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T09:38:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T09:38:00","slug":"man-with-sword-attacks-several-people-including-2-cops-in-london-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/04\/30\/man-with-sword-attacks-several-people-including-2-cops-in-london-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Man With Sword Attacks Several People Including 2 Cops In London, Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-04\/rp753kgg_man-with-sword-london_625x300_30_April_24.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"Man With Sword Attacks Several People Including 2 Cops In London, Arrested\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Man With Sword Attacks Several People Including 2 Cops In London, Arrested\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Man With Sword Attacks Several People Including 2 Cops In London, Arrested\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-04\/rp753kgg_man-with-sword-london_625x300_30_April_24.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-04-30T15:20:52+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=780216&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/web_30042024_n_LondonStabbing_116344_108931_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T5M20S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-04\/rp753kgg_man-with-sword-london_625x300_30_April_24.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=780216&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">We are awaiting an update on the condition of those injured,&#8221; cops said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">London: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>A man with a sword was arrested in Hainault, east of London after several people were attacked and injured, the Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The force said it was called just before 7:00 am (0600 GMT) after a vehicle drove into a house and reports that &#8220;people have been stabbed&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At this time we understand the suspect went on to attack other members of the public and two police officers,&#8221; a statement read.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are awaiting an update on the condition of those injured.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Police and emergency services are in Hainault at a serious incident in which a man with a sword has been arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Read and share our latest update below.<\/p>\n<p>We do not believe there is any ongoing threat to the wider community &#8211; this incident does not appear to be terror-related. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M2ljxeBu32\">pic.twitter.com\/M2ljxeBu32<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Redbridge MPS (@MPSRedbridge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MPSRedbridge\/status\/1785226912924635540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>London Ambulance Service said its teams treated five people and took them all to hospital. There was no immediate word on their condition.<\/p>\n<p>The Met, which polices an area of 620 square miles (1,605 square kilometres) of Greater London, said a 36-year-old man was arrested at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan said: &#8220;This incident does not appear to be terror-related.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Video footage and photographs posted on social media appeared to show a man on the streets near houses with what looked to be a Samurai-type sword.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Emergency service vehicles, including police, fire and ambulances, were seen behind cordons, including near the town&#8217;s Underground station.<\/p>\n<p>London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he was &#8220;absolutely devastated&#8221; at hearing of the incident and was in close contact with the Met Police commissioner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The police officers and emergency services showed the best of our city &#8212; running towards danger to protect others and I thank them from the bottom of my heart,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak criticised the Labour mayor&#8217;s record on knife crime in the British capital.<\/p>\n<p>According to official statistics, knife crime increased in London by 20 per cent in 2023, with 14,577 offences &#8212; one per cent lower than pre-pandemic levels in the year to March 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In England and Wales as a whole, there was a seven per cent increase in knife crime to 49,489 offences, with most (29 per cent) in metropolitan areas, the Official for National Statistics said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/man-with-sword-attacks-several-people-including-2-cops-in-london-arrested-5556151\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] We are awaiting an update on the condition of those injured,&#8221; cops said. London: A man with a sword was arrested in Hainault, east of London after several people were attacked and injured, the Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday. 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