Knife attack in London - one woman dead..

A woman has died and up to five people have been injured after a man allegedly 'went on the rampage' with a knife in a possible terror-related attack in London.
Police confirmed a man was arrested after he was seen 'brandishing a knife' and 'injuring people' in front of horrified onlookers in Russell Square last night.
Fears that the knifeman operated with an accomplice were raised in the early hours as the Met refused to rule out further suspects. One witness said he saw 'a man flee on a motorbike', while another described hearing one of the victim's 'screaming'.

Officers arrived at the scene to find six people injured including one woman who died from her injuries a short time later. The condition of the other five is not yet known and police have not yet named or revealed the ages of the victims.

The incident occurred in the same area as where one of the 7/7 bombs detonated in 2005. And it comes just hours after the Met unveiled its new anti-terror unit.
Scotland Yard said: 'Terrorism is one possibility being explored at this stage.'


He said: ‘I heard a scream, and then we went to the park and I saw a girl lying on the floor with blood coming from her back. Another girl had blood on her arm.’
The two women were with two men who were shouting ‘tío lo vi todo’ in Spanish, meaning ‘I saw everything’.

The witness added: ‘They all spoke Spanish so I guess they were a group. I only saw the victim and the girl with the arm stabbed from that group
‘I just saw blood just next to her. She was lying on the floor with a friend hugging her.’
Paul Hutchinson, a taxi driver, said he passed the incident shortly after it occurred.

He said: 'I drove past Russell Square and the road wasn't shut but the pavement was all taped off by police, lots of armed police, lots of cars and the body was just lying on the floor. You could see the boots sticking out from under the cloth.

'Loads of armed police, cars with lights on and the body on the floor.'
A 35-year-old man, who did not wish to be named, said he saw three men fleeing nearby Queen Square shortly after the incident. 'One man fled on a motorcycle heading down a pedestrianised area,' he said. 'He obviously looked in a hurry.'


A police van remains parked in the road outside the Imperial Hotel in Russell Square in the early hours of this morning following the incident which could be 'terror-related', police say
Meanwhile, a guest at the Imperial Hotel said he saw a man lying on the ground. He told MailOnline: 'There was all sorts of commotion going on. I didn't think it was anything serious at first, but perhaps it's more sinister.'
He added that guests at the hotel have been asked to enter through the rear entrance as the front is cordoned off by police.
Scotland Yard confirmed the incident is being treated as a possible terror offence.

A spokesman said: 'Police were called at 10.33pm to reports of a man seen in possession of a knife injuring people at Russell Square, WC1.
'Officers attended the scene along with the London Ambulance Service.
'Up to six people were found injured at the location.
'A female was treated at the scene but was pronounced dead a short time later.
'We await an update on the condition of the other persons injured and details of any other injuries.'

Police added that the man was arrested at the scene six minutes after the incident.
The spokesman added: 'A man was arrested at 10.39pm and a Taser was discharged by one of the arresting officers.
'Terrorism is one possibility being explored at this stage.'

Theresa May saying everyone to be issued with stab-vests and the points to be ground off all knives by teams of itinerant caravan dwellers !

isn't if very unfair on people with mental illness being tarred with the
same brush as muslim terrorists

Their union is trying to get a statement together !

the bbc should be ashamed. they 100% always cite mental health, promising young footballers or straight A students.

it is undoubtedly an insult to those with genuine mental health issues, talented young footballers and academics the world over.

whilst it is unfair on people with genuine problems it seems to serve
the purpose of stopping these nutters getting the label they desire

i think most folk know whats going on, but a little propaganda
might help, got to be worth a try

Sadiq Khan cutting his holiday short to deal with this crisis. Surely someone is stabbed to death London every week?

I see our society/the world growing ever more violent.

I think there are several reasons driving this, but both mental health and the our continuing problems with Muslims

are very much in there.

A mentally ill dark skinned Man has been mentioned ...

Sidd seems a little worried after what was a 1.01 chance Happening ,don't remember much reaction after the Hyde park Stabbings and the Burger raid on Mcdonalds ,has the Name been released ?

Sunstroke?

One woman described seeing a man near the scene in motorcycle clothing with a helmet on top of his head.

The Guardian have a Biker involved ..

The Independent have gone with a p1ssed-off Viking.

ebulGery

"I see our society/the world growing ever more violent."

When I was a kid the police would walk around with a truncheon, the wooden sort that had changed little from Victorian times ! But completely different level of violence today, so we need these new elite terror police with all their special equipment. And those days with the local bobby on the beat with a truncheon long gone !

I don't like this new line describing attackers as having mental health issues, mad or bad, borderline difference !

this is something that Europe is going to have to live with if it is not prepared to do anything radical

Very dodgy those Norwegians!

Have the luvvie media dropped the 'Somalian' bit from his description yet?

The suspect allegedly has 'mental health' issues. so why on each was he allowed past Border Non-Controls in both Norway and the UK ?

go to the doctor with an axe in your head and they will need to get a second opinion before diagnosing.A slasher runs amok and the met have him down as being mentally ill within the hour.BTW why did the elite force not just execute him instead he will be kept for the rest of his life at our expense,Like his 2 brothers who murdered Lee Rigby.

Police " No evidence to suggest the attacker was motivated by terrorism "

Yep, he just woke up and thought "I know, i'll go and butcher a few honkeys"