That is the Breaking News we are starting the programme with today. A man armed with a sword has been arrested. Police were called just before 7 oclock this morning, when they were told a car had been driven into a house near hainault underground station. The suspect is believed to have attacked members of the public and two Police Officers. A 36 year old suspect is now in custody. Police say they dont believe the incident is terror related. Londons mayor issued a statement saying. With more on this lets talk to our reporter courtney bembridge. She is in the newsroom for us. What is the latest we know about the incident . ,. , is the latest we know about the incident . ~. ,. , incident . So, we know that five eole incident . So, we know that five peeple were incident . So, we know that five people were injured incident . So, we know that five people were injured in incident . So, we know that five people were injured in this people were injured in this incident. It is not clear out ser
A Police Arrest after a Critical Incident was declared in hainault. A man with a sword has been arrested. The statement from police says that they were called shortly before seven oclock to report other vehicle driven into a house in the Thurlow Gardens area and there were reports that people have been stabbed. This is what they know so far, this is what they are telling us from the statement. At this time, we understand the suspect went on to attack other members of the public as well as two Police Officers. They said that they are waiting for an update on the condition of those injured because a reminder, reports that several people have been stabbed. We do have those updates on our live page. More details on the person who has been arrested. This is again from the Police Statement, from the met police. 36 year old man was arrested at the scene and he is in custody. The Deputy Assistant commissioner has said, this must have been a terrifying incident for those concerned. I know the W
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Our thoughts are with all those impacted our thoughts are with all those impacted by this incident. This morning impacted by this incident. This morning we began to receive 999 calls to morning we began to receive 999 calls to our control room suggesting there calls to our control room suggesting there had calls to our control room suggesting there had been a stabbing in the vicinity there had been a stabbing in the vicinity of there had been a stabbing in the vicinity of Hainault Underground Station vicinity of Hainault Underground Station and we dispatched multiple Resources Station and we dispatched multiple resources including ambulance crews, specialist resources including ambulance crews, specialist Critical Care paramedics and the specialist Critical Care paramedics and the air specialist Critical Care paramedics and the airambulance. Specialist Critical Care paramedics and the air ambulance. We declared and the air ambulance. We declared an incident and the air ambulance. We de
First thing this morning, and a man armed with a sword crouches outside a house in london. Shouting. Lock your doors police followed a suspect around the back in what is usually a quiet residential area. We now though that a car was driven into a house at 7am this morning, as people left for work and school. Five were stabbed, including two Police Officers. Terrified people in the area were told to follow Police Instructions and the Transport Network nearby was closed, including roads and the tube station. I saw it all from my bedroom window. And then when he went into the house, or into the driveway a couple of doors down, iran down outside and then police tased him. I saw it, i was standing on the road watching it, from the other side of the road. A transit van pulled up, a Grey Transit Van pulled up. The man got out with a samurai sword, tried to talk to one female resident. She ran away from him. As hes pulled the sword out| in the air, shes tried to warn the other neighbour. As he