An American woman in her 60s was stabbed to death and five others were injured when a reported Norwegian-Somalian teenager went on a rampage in central London Wednesday night.
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Four of the six stabbing victims have been treated and released from the hospital, while one London man is listed in critical but stable condition, according to The Independent in London.
Authorities said Thursday that the attack was not terrorism, but rather “triggered by mental health issues”.
The attack was not linked with a separate stabbing in Wandsworth, southwest London, on Wednesday in which a man was killed and two others were injured, the Metropolitan Police said.
Rowley said the investigation is pending, but the police believe the victims-from Australia, the United States, Israel, and the United Kingdom-were chosen at random. She died on scene after the attack. We had Russell Square bombing just close by and now this.
With other European cities on edge following recent attacks, including those in Paris, Nice and Brussels, London Mayor Sadiq Khan appealed for calm and vigilance.
As a precautionary measure, Londoners will wake up this morning to notice an increased presence on the streets of officers, including armed officers today.
US Ambassador to the UK Matthew Barzun confirmed earlier in the day that a female victim of a deadly knife attack in London was an American citizen.
A Taser is a less-lethal single shot weapon created to temporarily incapacitate a suspect through the use of an electrical current, according to the Metropolitan Police website.
Police have identified the 19-year-old suspect in the Russell Square knife attack as Zakaria Bulhan from south London. The stabbings anxious many who have already been on edge due to prior terrorist attacks in the area and throughout Europe.
An eye witness who saw the events unfold from her hotel window told BBC she saw a black man running down the street.
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Ms Horton, 64, and her husband lived in Tallahassee, Florida.
