A man has been arrested.
Metropolitan police said a man has been arrested following the attack in the busy tourist area An 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman have been stabbed in Leicester Square. Metropolitan Police said a man has been arrested following the attack in the busy tourist area at around 11.36am today. Both victims were taken a major trauma centre and police are waiting on a condition update. A cordon has been put in place around the double doors of the TWG Tea Shop.
‘Two victims, an 11-yr-old girl and a 34-yr-old woman, have been taken to hospital & we await an update on their condition.’ A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: ‘ The spokesperson said: ‘We were called at 11.36am on Monday 12 August to reports of a stabbing at Leicester Square. ‘We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer. We also dispatched members of our tactical response unit.
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