Five people were injured and are now hospitalized. following a sword attack carried out by a 36-year-old man arrested on Tuesday near a tube station in the Hainault area, east of London, the capital’s ambulance service confirmed.

According to the Metropolitan Police (Met), the event, which does not appear to be of a terrorist nature, This happened shortly after 07:00 local time. when police received a call that a car had crashed into a house in the Thurlow Garden area.

The first information showed that several people were stabbed by one person, who also attacked two police officers.

London Ambulance Service later said on its X account that its medical staff provided assistance at the scene. “Five people, and they were all taken to the hospital,” where they are receiving treatment, although their condition is unknown.

“We were called to an incident at 6:54 this morning. near Hainaut metro station and we have sent multiple resources to the scene,” the statement said.

The ambulance service reported that They worked alongside emergency services. and that their groups had already left the area.

Of the five people treated, two are police officers.

“Police and other emergency services are in Hainault, east London. in a serious incident in which a man with a sword was arrested.” pointed to the body.

“At this time we understand that “The suspect attacked other citizens and two police officers.”added the police.

The authority stated that Now wait to find out the medical report of the wounded man, the severity of which is unknown.

Civilian video broadcast by British media shows the alleged perpetrator of the attack, a bearded man wearing an ocher hooded sweatshirt. walking with a big sword (Japanese style katana) in hand.

“It must have been a horrifying incident for those involved. I know the community will be shocked and dismayed,” Deputy Commissioner Ade Adelekan said in the note.

Metropolitan too excludes the presence of “any threat” to citizens as a result of this incident, while ensuring that he was not looking for new suspects and that what happened “does not appear to be terrorism.”

“Please follow the instructions of local police officers. “The man is under arrest,” the body reports.

“This is a shocking incident. My thoughts are with the victims and their families. I would like to thank the emergency services for their continued response and pay tribute to the extraordinary bravery shown by the police at the scene. “Such violence has no place on our streets,” the Prime Minister said. Rishi Sunak in your X (formerly Twitter) account.

In turn, the British Home Secretary James Cleverly assured via social network X that he was being kept informed of the event. and asked not to allow speculation or distribution of the video on the Internet, but to provide the police with relevant information.

“My thoughts are with the victimsand I thank the emergency services,” Cleverly wrote.

(according to information from EFE And Aristegui News)