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| What we know so far about the Russell Square stabbings | What we know so far about the Russell Square stabbings |
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| An American woman has been killed and five people injured after a man with a knife attacked people in Russell Square, central London. The attack happened at about 10.30pm on Wednesday, near the British Museum. | An American woman has been killed and five people injured after a man with a knife attacked people in Russell Square, central London. The attack happened at about 10.30pm on Wednesday, near the British Museum. |
| The victims | The victims |
| The suspect | The suspect |
| “NCIS will assist the British police in the normal manner with information and any requests they might have in their investigation. This is a British investigation and it is the British police who decide how they want to proceed with the case and what information they need from the Norwegian police.” | |
| Early indications suggest mental health is a significant factor in this case and that is one major line of inquiry. But of course at this stage we should keep an open mind regarding motive, and consequently terrorism as a motivation remains but one line of inquiry for us to explore. | Early indications suggest mental health is a significant factor in this case and that is one major line of inquiry. But of course at this stage we should keep an open mind regarding motive, and consequently terrorism as a motivation remains but one line of inquiry for us to explore. |
| Early indications suggest that mental health was a factor in this horrific attack. However, we are keeping an open mind regarding the motive. | Early indications suggest that mental health was a factor in this horrific attack. However, we are keeping an open mind regarding the motive. |
| The attack | The attack |
| The aftermath | The aftermath |
| A normal night out in our busy capital has ended in horrific circumstances. My thoughts are with the family of the woman who was murdered and those who were injured. I am proud that our specialist firearms officers were on the scene in six minutes and, using only a Taser, detained the subject. That demonstrates our commitment to use force in a professional and proportionate way. Their swift response undoubtedly helped to prevent more people from getting injured. | A normal night out in our busy capital has ended in horrific circumstances. My thoughts are with the family of the woman who was murdered and those who were injured. I am proud that our specialist firearms officers were on the scene in six minutes and, using only a Taser, detained the subject. That demonstrates our commitment to use force in a professional and proportionate way. Their swift response undoubtedly helped to prevent more people from getting injured. |