1 dead, 5 hurt in London knife attack

An American woman was killed and five others wounded in a knife attack in London on Wednesday night.

The Metropolitan Police in London reported they had questioned the 19-year-old, his family and witnesses, and had found no evidence that the defendant had been readicalized or that he was motivated by terrorism. The investigation “increasingly points to this tragic incident as having been triggered by mental health issues”, he added.

The American woman, believed to be in her 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The 64-year-old died at the scene and five other people were injured during the attack – the victims suffered a variety of stab wounds including to their chests, back, stomach and arm.

The other victims injured in the attack had a range of different nationalities, with victims from America, Israel and Britain also involved.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs said a third Australian, a woman, was at the scene of the attack but unhurt.

He said their work so far does not suggest that the suspect’s Norwegian nationality and Somali ancestry “are relevant to the motivation for his actions”. “I think people understand that where you are going to have people as enemies who’ve got guns, we’ve got to have guns”.

-London Mayor Sadiq Khan released a statement urging Londoners to “remain calm and vigilant”. The victim said something about: ‘He’s still here, he’s still here.’ – after that she was not lucid. Rowley said so far, authorities have found no evidence of radicalization.

Just hours before the Russell Square attack, London’s police chief said that he would deploy an additional 600 armed officers across the capital to protect against any attacks.

A suspect, a 19-year-old man, is in police custody at a hospital, police said.

As per consideration of the cruelty of the attack in Britain London’s police announced it would boost the number of armed officers on the streets.

“I heard it and my Israeli instincts started to kick in”, she told Army Radio, recalling how there were not many people around when she suddenly saw two men running toward them.

“I think when it comes to issues like terrorism people feel an obligation to pick up the phone whereas they maybe wouldn’t with something they would perceive as being less important”.

The man was arrested six minutes later as a Taser electroshock gun was sacked by officers. Russell Square resident Constantine Somerville added: “It’s such a safe area and very quiet especially at night-why would somebody commit an attack in such a quiet area?”

On 7 July, 2005, a suicide bomb was exploding on the London Underground between Russell Square and King’s Cross, hit the city of London.