Three people have been stabbed this morning in Central London while reportedly trying to stop bike thieves. The victims, who were attacked in Bishopsgate, have all been taken to hospital and another person who was pushed to the ground has been assessed and discharged at the scene, the Mirror reports.
Met officers and paramedics are currently in attendance at the scene close to Liverpool Street Station which is said to have taken place just a few yards shy of a police station. Eye witnesses have taken to social media to share their account of the incident and unconfirmed online reports suggest that the stabbings occurred when by passers attempted to stop thieves from stealing bicycles.
The City of London Police have tweeted that they are aware of the incident and are dealing with the situation. "We received reports of three stabbings & a person pushed to the floor on Bishopsgate at 9.46am & officers arrived at the scene at 9.51am," a tweet read.
"Three victims were taken by LAS to a nearby hospital to be treated. This is an ongoing situation, but is not being treated as terror-related."
"Our officers are at the scene and @Ldn_Ambulance are in attendance. A cordon is currently in place," it read.
An update from the London Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 9:52am today (6 October) to reports of a stabbing in Bishopsgate, central London. We sent a number of resources including three ambulance crews, two advanced paramedics, two incident response officers, a clinical team manager and members of our Tactical Response Unit.
"Our crews treated four patients. We have now taken three of these patients to hospital and one was assessed and discharged at the scene.” One person who witnessed the incident told MyLondon : "I saw it from a bus.
''There was a fair amount of blood visible but the casualties were behind a white screen. Lots of paramedics over someone on the floor.
"That is all I saw." Meanwhile, another person who saw the aftermath said: "I drove past it, and saw 4 people injured - City of London police, told me 4 people were randomly stabbed.
"At the time roads were still open - didn’t really look to see if there was blood everywhere, but I’m assuming so." Nearby offices have been plunged into lockdown.
A source near the scene had claimed that workers were not allowed to leave their office building since the incident. Nickie Aiken, Cities of London and Westminster MP, said she was “concerned” about the attack.
She tweeted: “Concerned to learn of the incident in Bishopsgate. I’m in contact with City Police for updates. “My thoughts are with all those involved including the first responders.”
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