{"id":5775,"date":"2024-04-30T15:57:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T15:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=5775"},"modified":"2024-04-30T15:57:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T15:57:29","slug":"sword-wielding-man-arrested-in-london-after-child-killed-several-others-wounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=5775","title":{"rendered":"Sword-wielding man arrested in London after child killed, several others wounded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>A 36-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in London after allegedly attacking members of the public and two police officers with a sword, London&#8217;s Metropolitan Police said. A teenage boy died as a result of the attack, a senior London police officer said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is with great sadness that I confirm that one of those injured in the incident, a 14-year-old boy, has died from their injuries. Taken to hospital after being stabbed and sadly died a short while after,&#8221; the Met Chief Superintendent Stuart Bell told journalists.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement sent earlier to CBS News, the London police force said officers and other emergency services had responded to &#8220;a serious incident in which a man with a sword has been arrested&#8221; in the Hainault area of east London.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"Man Attacks People With Sword In North East London \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/04\/30\/2afd6356-6765-4ecd-9d9a-1b23c89d173b\/thumbnail\/620x413\/766d774f988b12373bcc6198978af7c8\/gettyimages-2150300274.jpg?v=83c4aa62022b0768ec89bafc4bda52c9 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/04\/30\/2afd6356-6765-4ecd-9d9a-1b23c89d173b\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/c6fe18bac22cb4f8eb622fe35b510be2\/gettyimages-2150300274.jpg?v=83c4aa62022b0768ec89bafc4bda52c9 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">A police officer secures the scene after a sword attack, April 30, 2024 in Hainault, east London, in England.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Carl Court\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;We understand the suspect went on to attack other members of the public and two police officers. We are awaiting an update on the condition of those injured,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"newsletter_signup \">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-newsletter-widget embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-iframe\" data-ads=\"{\" wordcount=\"\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Social media video verified by CBS News&#8217; partner network BBC News shows the suspect dressed in a yellow sweater, walking and appearing to hide behind bushes in a front yard while carrying a long bladed weapon.<\/p>\n<p>Senior U.K. police official Ade Adelekan said the incident was not believed to be related to terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We do not believe there is any ongoing threat to the wider community. We are not looking for more suspects,&#8221; Adelekan said.<\/p>\n<p>London&#8217;s Ambulance Service confirmed in a social media post that five people had been treated at the scene and subsequently taken to a hospital.<\/p>\n<p>London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he was in constant contact with the police and that he was &#8220;absolutely devastated&#8221; by the attack.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The police officers and emergency services showed the best of our city \u2014 running towards danger to protect others and I thank them from the bottom of our heart,&#8221; he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SadiqKhan\/status\/1785242285661159654\" target=\"_blank\">said in message shared on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Transport for London, which runs the city&#8217;s heavily used Underground train system, said the station for Hainault was closed due to a police investigation.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/> Sword-wielding man arrested in London after child killed, several others wounded<br \/>\n<br \/>#Swordwielding #man #arrested #London #child #killed #wounded<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 36-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in London after allegedly attacking members of the public&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[1251,2780,400,3136,230,3426,653],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.10 - 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