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| 14-year-old dead, 4 others injured after sword-wielding attacker goes on rampage in London |
| 2024-04-30 |
| [NY Post] pics at link A man wielding a sword went on the attack in London early Tuesday, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring at least four others, including two cops, after first driving a van into a house, according to authorities. Shocking images show the unidentified suspect in a yellow hoodie holding the terrifying-looking weapon around 7 a.m. while walking through a street near Hainault Tube station in north-east London. He was "running around with a samurai sword," one witness told the Telegraph. Another heard a woman’s terrifying scream and then "the words, ’he’s got a massive knife,’ or ’he’s got a massive sword.'" The first people stabbed were at a house where the suspect crashed his van into, according to cops, who did not elaborate on whether the property or its occupants were deliberately targeted. The suspect "went on to attack other members of the public and two police officers," said a rep for the police force. Stuart Bell, the chief superintendent of London’s Metropolitan Police, later announced "with great sadness" that a 14-year-old boy had died from his injuries. "He was taken to hospital after being stabbed and sadly died a short while after," Bell said, sending thoughts to the boy’s family "at this unimaginably difficult time." "The events of this morning are truly horrific and I cannot begin to imagine how all those affected must be feeling." The other four people stabbed, including two cops, are in local hospitals but "thankfully their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening," Bell said. A 36-year-old man was Tased and arrested at the scene, police said without identifying him. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #6 Sky Nws liveblog BBC liveblog BLUF: 36 year old man with light skin and dark hair — the photos are not very clear — arrested 22 minutes after the first call to the police, then sent to hospital. The police have no previous record of him. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-04-30 22:35 |
| #5 "There can be only one..." |
| Posted by: Raj 2024-04-30 16:54 |
| #4 Looks like a domestic situation. Family was targeted, white guy perp |
| Posted by: Cromorong+Slamble2634 2024-04-30 13:48 |
| #3 Hainault in East London, so a mixed bag demographically. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2024-04-30 13:03 |
| #2 It's London. Who cares? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-04-30 12:09 |
| #1 I’m willing to put money on Sudden Jihad Syndrome. Or mentally ill… or both. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-04-30 12:08 |