Bulhan, 19, a Norwegian national of Somali origin who moved to the United Kingdom in 2002, remains in police custody after the knife rampage on Wednesday night in central London, which left USA citizen Darlene Horton, 64, dead and five others injured.
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Authorities said a suspect, a 19-year-old man, is in police custody at a hospital.
The Israeli teen injured in a London stabbing attack in which an American woman was killed said she plans to continue her visit in the United Kingdom capital and will not “start worrying”.
Police believe the attack on Wednesday was “spontaneous”, with victims “selected at random”.
The investigation “increasingly points to this tragic incident as having been triggered by mental health issues”, he added.
In a moving Facebook post, she wrote: “I’m not afraid, I want to keep going with the trip”.
Scotland Yard has said no evidence has been found of radicalisation or anything to suggest the attack was “in any way motivated by terrorism”.
Norwegian police said in a statement the man had emigrated from Norway in 2002 and they were assisting London police.
The Met said they had searched an address in north London on Thursday morning and another will be searched in south London.
It said six people were treated at the scene, and that the woman later died.
The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says aerial spraying of the insecticide naled is killing many mosquitoes in a Miami neighborhood where the insects apparently transmitted Zika to 15 people. “My prayers are with all the victims and their loved ones”.
Pol O’Geibheannigh, 45, was walking back from the cinema when he saw a massive police presence and a woman lying in a pool of blood.
The attack took place in a popular tourist spot near the British Museum in Bloomsbury, and around a mile to the north of the bustling area around the Strand, where several theatres and scores of restaurants are located.
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 attacks. “We would urge the public to remain calm, alert and vigilant”, he said.
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Earlier on Wednesday, Sir Bernard and Mr Khan had said there would be more armed police seen on patrol in London.
