Police cordon off an space in Leicester Sq. the place a person was arrested on costs of stabbing an 11-year-old lady and a 34-year-old girl, in London, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. | Photograph credit score: AP
London’s Metropolitan Police say a person has been arrested after an 11-year-old lady and a 34-year-old girl had been stabbed in central London.
The assault on Monday (12 August 2024) befell in Leicester Sq., a well-liked vacationer vacation spot at the moment of yr.
Police stated each victims had been taken to a hospital. The severity of their accidents was not instantly clear.
The stabbing got here as Britain is on edge following final week’s violence, by which crowds shouting anti-immigrant and Islamophobic slogans clashed with police. The unrest has been fueled by right-wing activists who’ve used social media to unfold misinformation a couple of knife assault that killed three women throughout a Taylor Swift-themed dance occasion.
