An American woman in her 60s was killed and five others were injured after a man carrying a knife attacked people in London’s Russell Square last night, police said during a press conference this morning.
Police responded to a knife attack in Russell Square on Wednesday that police described was “spontaneous” with victims “selected at random” — an incident in which police also said “mental health appears to be a significant factor.”
The woman who was killed was apparently in her 60s. The injured people were from Britain, America, Israel and Australia.
Metropolitan Police arrested a 19-year-old Norwegian national of Somali origin. Police say there is no evidence of terror radicalization.
London police say a woman has died and five others were injured in a knife attack in a central part of the city. One man was arrested. Police say mental health appears to be a factor in the attack.
An American woman was killed in a stabbing attack in London, authorities said. https://t.co/x3WVs9b3VK pic.twitter.com/7BhzQ6Utob
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 4, 2016
Police: Woman killed in London knife rampage was American https://t.co/06DbYifQOj pic.twitter.com/smfH4fLkVs
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 4, 2016
Norwegian man of Somali origin arrested for stabbing American woman in London attack. https://t.co/T6l9NnyMZb pic.twitter.com/e4V1aX1AdW
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) August 4, 2016
Man arrested on suspicion of murder after London knife attack https://t.co/supkYAKn6M pic.twitter.com/NbW5GGHTLZ
— Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) August 4, 2016
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Yesterday police announced they were deploying an extra 600 armed police officers in London to counter terror threats.
Police specialist firearms officers throughout the #UK are highly trained and committed to keeping the public safe pic.twitter.com/6cE5vz3qz8
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) August 3, 2016
London's new elite cops are armed and prepared for a major attack on Britain.https://t.co/7GdIeTNdOI
— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 4, 2016