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3 Injured In 'Terrorist-Related' Stabbing In London; Suspect Killed By Police


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Updated at 3:57 p.m. ET

In what London police are calling a "terrorist-related" incident, two people were stabbed in Streatham, a south London district on Sunday.

A third person has minor injuries, believed to have been caused by glass following the discharge of the police firearm, according to a statement from Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Lucy D'Orsi.

All three victims were taken to south London hospitals. One man is being treated for life-threatening injuries, one woman has injuries that are not life-threatening and another woman has minor injuries, police said.

Armed officers shot a male suspect, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said a device was found strapped to the body of the suspect but officers were able to quickly establish it was a "hoax" device.

"The incident was quickly declared as a terrorist incident and we believe it to be Islamist-related," D'Orsi said.

The BBC reported the suspect was actively being surveilled by police at the time of the incident.

An eyewitness told the UK's PA Media that a person appearing to be an undercover police officer chased the man, who was armed with a machete and wearing silver canisters on his chest.

 

 

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