One person was killed and two wounded in an attack by a stranger with a knife in London
Scotland Yard does not bind this attack terrorism.
LONDON, October 16. /TASS/.One person was killed and two others injured in an attack by a stranger with a knife near the metro station Parsons Green in London. On Monday announced the London ambulance service, the Agency Press Association.
The injured were hospitalized. “We provided medical care to three victims on the spot. Unfortunately, one of them died,” — said the press Secretary of the ambulance service of London.
#London Ambulance: 3ppl were stabbed off #ParsonsGreen. 2 released, 1 hospitalized. Witness pic shows police on scene; investigation ongoing pic.twitter.com/zl8suJksKz
— Kevin Rincon (@KevRincon) 16 Oct 2017
The police cordoned off the area around the station and conducts investigative activities. Parsons Green is closed for passengers. According to Scotland Yard, the incident is not related to terrorism, arrests had been made.
Earlier on September 15, the ground station of the London Parsons Green underground bombing occurred. The blast in a crowded train injured 30 people.
Stepped off the tube to this, apparent stabbings… #parsonsgreen pic.twitter.com/xdYpowKHYc
— Jasper Mcguinness (@JHMcguinness) 16 Oct 2017
According to police, the device exploded only partially. Most of the victims received burns to the face, upper and lower extremities. Responsibility for the attack claimed by banned terrorist group “Islamic state”.