Man charged with GBH after visitor to British Museum stabbed while waiting in queue
A man was stabbed in the arm as he waited to enter the London tourist hotspot on Tuesday.He is alleged to have carried three black-handled knives at the time.
He is charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent, wounding with intent against the same victim, and three counts of possessing an offensive weapon. Tourists were evacuated from the world-famous attraction just minutes after entering the museum, which includes the Elgin Marbles.The Museum Tavern pub, opposite the attraction, was in lockdown and got "covered in blood", an eyewitness said.A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "A man was treated for a stab wound to the arm at the scene and taken by London Ambulance Service to hospital.
"His condition is being assessed. This was an isolated incident and there is no outstanding risk to the public. It is not being treated as terror-related."George Osborne, the former chancellor and now chairman of the British Museum, said: "Disturbing news of a knife attack near the gates of the British Museum this am."Museum has now reopened; everyone's thoughts at the BM are with the victim and we wish him the best recovery.
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