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| London stabbing: suspect is Norwegian Somali with 'no evidence' of terror – as it happened | |
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| 6.06pm BST | 6.06pm BST |
| 18:06 | 18:06 |
| Israeli victim identified | Israeli victim identified |
| The Israeli woman injured in the Russell Square stabbings is an 18-year-old from Tel Aviv on a pre-enlistment trip to London, according to an Israeli news report. | The Israeli woman injured in the Russell Square stabbings is an 18-year-old from Tel Aviv on a pre-enlistment trip to London, according to an Israeli news report. |
| Yuval Labkovsky was returning to her hotel with her grandfather, after eating in a Thai restaurant, when she was set upon. Labkovsky was lightly injured in her hand during the stabbing attack and released after treatment in hospital. | Yuval Labkovsky was returning to her hotel with her grandfather, after eating in a Thai restaurant, when she was set upon. Labkovsky was lightly injured in her hand during the stabbing attack and released after treatment in hospital. |
| According to a report on the Hebrew version of the Ynet news website Labkovsky described witnessing the attack and then being injured herself. | According to a report on the Hebrew version of the Ynet news website Labkovsky described witnessing the attack and then being injured herself. |
| “On the way back from the hotel, I heard screams and saw two men running toward me,” she told the site. I was afraid that it was a terror attack and was sure the two men were running away from the incident. | “On the way back from the hotel, I heard screams and saw two men running toward me,” she told the site. I was afraid that it was a terror attack and was sure the two men were running away from the incident. |
| “I approached the first and felt a pain in my hand. I thought I was just hit, but it turned out he was the stabber. The second man, who was chasing him, was the man who tried, and later succeeded, in catching him. | “I approached the first and felt a pain in my hand. I thought I was just hit, but it turned out he was the stabber. The second man, who was chasing him, was the man who tried, and later succeeded, in catching him. |
| “I saw a woman lying on the floor, covered in blood. Her husband supported her. Suddenly I realized I was also bleeding,” she added.“I’m not afraid in Israel, so I have no reason to start being afraid in London,” she says. | “I saw a woman lying on the floor, covered in blood. Her husband supported her. Suddenly I realized I was also bleeding,” she added.“I’m not afraid in Israel, so I have no reason to start being afraid in London,” she says. |
| 2.37pm BST | 2.37pm BST |
| 14:37 | 14:37 |
| Jo Loughran, interim director of Time to Change, the mental health anti-stigma campaign run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, has urged the media to ensure any reporting of a mental health element to the Russell Square attacks is “informed and balanced”. She points out that the overwhelming majority of people with mental health problems will never pose a risk to others. She said: | Jo Loughran, interim director of Time to Change, the mental health anti-stigma campaign run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, has urged the media to ensure any reporting of a mental health element to the Russell Square attacks is “informed and balanced”. She points out that the overwhelming majority of people with mental health problems will never pose a risk to others. She said: |
| We understand that the police have released an update about the tragic incident at Russell Square stating that mental health is an increasingly significant factor in this case. The media must rightly report on this angle but we encourage them to do so responsibly. | We understand that the police have released an update about the tragic incident at Russell Square stating that mental health is an increasingly significant factor in this case. The media must rightly report on this angle but we encourage them to do so responsibly. |
| There have been a number of horrendous acts of violence committed across Europe over recent weeks. As the media look to unpick these extremely complex incidents to explore motivations and reason we urge journalists and editors to provide well informed and balanced coverage of mental health. | There have been a number of horrendous acts of violence committed across Europe over recent weeks. As the media look to unpick these extremely complex incidents to explore motivations and reason we urge journalists and editors to provide well informed and balanced coverage of mental health. |
| Millions of people experience mental health problems every year and the overwhelming majority will never pose a risk to others. | Millions of people experience mental health problems every year and the overwhelming majority will never pose a risk to others. |
| 2.28pm BST | 2.28pm BST |
| 14:28 | 14:28 |
| Another victim likely to be discharged from hospital soon | Another victim likely to be discharged from hospital soon |
| A spokeswoman for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said two Australians were injured - a man who is already out of hospital and a woman who is expected to be discharged shortly. | A spokeswoman for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said two Australians were injured - a man who is already out of hospital and a woman who is expected to be discharged shortly. |
| The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed with London police the condition of two Australians injured in a stabbing attack in Russell Square, London. A man and a woman both sustained non-life threatening injuries. The man has already been discharged from hospital while the woman is expected to be discharged soon. Another Australian woman was at the scene of the attack, but was not injured. Consular assistance has been provided to the man and one of the women and DFAT is attempting to contact the other woman involved to offer consular assistance. | The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed with London police the condition of two Australians injured in a stabbing attack in Russell Square, London. A man and a woman both sustained non-life threatening injuries. The man has already been discharged from hospital while the woman is expected to be discharged soon. Another Australian woman was at the scene of the attack, but was not injured. Consular assistance has been provided to the man and one of the women and DFAT is attempting to contact the other woman involved to offer consular assistance. |
| If the woman is discharged, that would leave one person (presumably American or British as the Israeli woman has been discharged) still in hospital | If the woman is discharged, that would leave one person (presumably American or British as the Israeli woman has been discharged) still in hospital |
| 1.54pm BST | 1.54pm BST |
| 13:54 | 13:54 |
| US ambassador to the UK Matthew Barzun has posted a tribute to the American victim on Twitter. | US ambassador to the UK Matthew Barzun has posted a tribute to the American victim on Twitter. |
| Heartbreaking news that a U.S. citizen was killed in #RussellSquare attack. My prayers are with all the victims and their loved ones. | Heartbreaking news that a U.S. citizen was killed in #RussellSquare attack. My prayers are with all the victims and their loved ones. |
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| 13:29 | 13:29 |
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| The Jewish Chronicle quotes a spokesman for the Israeli embassy confirming one of the injured was an Israeli woman on holiday in the UK visiting friends and family. | The Jewish Chronicle quotes a spokesman for the Israeli embassy confirming one of the injured was an Israeli woman on holiday in the UK visiting friends and family. |
| He said: | He said: |
| She was injured and taken to hospital but was discharged and she is doing ok. | She was injured and taken to hospital but was discharged and she is doing ok. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.42pm BST | at 12.42pm BST |
| 12.27pm BST | 12.27pm BST |
| 12:27 | 12:27 |
| Alice Ross | Alice Ross |
| The suspect emigrated from Norway to the UK in 2002, the Norwegian ministry of foreign affairs has said (so he would have been around five-years-old). | The suspect emigrated from Norway to the UK in 2002, the Norwegian ministry of foreign affairs has said (so he would have been around five-years-old). |
| It has appointed a liaison officer to assist in the case. A spokesman said: | It has appointed a liaison officer to assist in the case. A spokesman said: |
| We will assist the British police in the normal manner, with information and any requests they might have in their investigation. | We will assist the British police in the normal manner, with information and any requests they might have in their investigation. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.33pm BST | at 12.33pm BST |
| 12.22pm BST | 12.22pm BST |
| 12:22 | 12:22 |
| Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said the police have focused on five strands of work: | Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said the police have focused on five strands of work: |
| - Interviewing the suspect- Speaking with the suspect’s family- Witness accounts- Searches- Full intelligence review of the suspect by police and the security service | - Interviewing the suspect- Speaking with the suspect’s family- Witness accounts- Searches- Full intelligence review of the suspect by police and the security service |
| He said that they searched a property in north London this morning and are planning to search another in south London. | He said that they searched a property in north London this morning and are planning to search another in south London. |
| 12.09pm BST | 12.09pm BST |
| 12:09 | 12:09 |
| Jamie Grierson | Jamie Grierson |
| A Norwegian national of Somali origin has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an American woman and injuring five others, including Britons, in what was described by police as a “spontaneous attack”. | A Norwegian national of Somali origin has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an American woman and injuring five others, including Britons, in what was described by police as a “spontaneous attack”. |
| Speaking outside Scotland Yard headquarters, Metropolitan police assistant commissioner, Mark Rowley, said there was no evidence that the 19-year-old suspect had been radicalised. | Speaking outside Scotland Yard headquarters, Metropolitan police assistant commissioner, Mark Rowley, said there was no evidence that the 19-year-old suspect had been radicalised. |
| While the investigation is not yet complete all of the work we have done so far, increasingly points to this tragic incident as having been triggered by mental health issues. | While the investigation is not yet complete all of the work we have done so far, increasingly points to this tragic incident as having been triggered by mental health issues. |
| Indeed at this time we believe it was a spontaneous attack and the victims were selected at random. | Indeed at this time we believe it was a spontaneous attack and the victims were selected at random. |
| Rowley said officers had interviewed the suspect and his family, and had searched addresses. | Rowley said officers had interviewed the suspect and his family, and had searched addresses. |
| The woman murdered was an American national, Rowley said, those injured were Australian, American, Israeli and British. | The woman murdered was an American national, Rowley said, those injured were Australian, American, Israeli and British. |
| This morning we’ve searched addresses in North London and we will search another in south London. I emphasise that so far we’ve found no evidence of radicalisation that would suggest the man in our custody is in anyway motivated by terrorism. | This morning we’ve searched addresses in North London and we will search another in south London. I emphasise that so far we’ve found no evidence of radicalisation that would suggest the man in our custody is in anyway motivated by terrorism. |
| 11.54am BST | 11.54am BST |
| 11:54 | 11:54 |
| Rowley said none of the people in hospital have life-threatening injuries. | Rowley said none of the people in hospital have life-threatening injuries. |