Four Stabbed in Daylight Attack in South London
Four Stabbed in Daylight Attack in South London
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Four people were stabbed on a busy high street in Bromley, south London, on Thursday afternoon and taken to hospital, police and ambulance services said.
Emergency crews were called to the scene at around 2.19pm BST, according to the BBC, which reported that paramedics attended alongside London Air Ambulance crews.
The Daily Mail reported that several more people were injured following reports of a group of "machete-wielding" men running through the high street. The Frank could not independently confirm what weapons were used.
The town centre was cordoned off, The Sun reported.
Timeline
Police and paramedics are called to a high street in Bromley, south London. The BBC reported that London Ambulance Service crews attended alongside London Air Ambulance.
Four people are taken to hospital. The Sun reported that the town centre was cordoned off as officers worked the scene.
The Daily Mail reported that several people were injured beyond the four stabbed, citing reports of a group of "machete-wielding" men running along the high street.
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London Ambulance Service confirmed it was called to the scene on Thursday afternoon, The Independent reported.
No suspect has been named publicly in the reporting available, and none of the five outlets covering the attack reported an arrest or a motive as of Thursday afternoon.
The condition of the four people taken to hospital has not been released.
What's Next
Police are expected to give further details on the victims' conditions and on any arrests. The cordon around the town centre was still in place as of Thursday afternoon.
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Coverage of the attack has come from across the British press — Sky News and the BBC in the center, The Independent on the center-left, and the Daily Mail and The Sun on the right — with the accounts agreeing on the core facts: four people stabbed, four hospitalized, a high street sealed off in daylight.
Descriptions of the weapons and of the number of attackers vary between outlets and have not been confirmed by police.
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