The author of the attack has been arrested and it is ruled out that it is a terrorist act
Two police officers were stabbed in central London on Friday by a man who was intoxicated with a tranquilizer gun, the capital’s police said in a statement.
“Around 06:00 (05:00 GMT) police were confronted with a man with a knife near Leicester Square,” the police explained, adding that “the two police officers had sustained stab wounds and are being treated in hospital. while the aggressor was arrested.
“A stun gun was used and the man was taken into custody on suspicion of serious injury and assaulting a rescuer,” the Met Police said.
The attacker “was taken for treatment to a hospital, where he is currently staying. The circumstances of the incident are being investigated.”
The events took place during the day in a very busy area and a 15-minute walk from where thousands of people wait to visit Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral chapel, in Westminster Hall, although the police statement does not link it or name the motives of the aggressor. .
“This attack on active duty police officers in Soho has been appalling overnight,” London Mayor Sadiq Khan said in a statement.
“Our police officers are at risk to protect others and keep us safe, and we owe them a huge debt of gratitude,” he added.
British police explained that the stabbing of two officers in Leicester Square, in central London, this Friday was not a terrorist attack.
“The incident is not considered to be related to terrorism,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement, regarding the incident in which the attacker was stunned with a stun gun while the two police officers had to be hospitalized.
Source: La Verdad
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