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| American woman killed in London mass stabbing | American woman killed in London mass stabbing |
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| A US citizen in her 60s was killed in Wednesday night’s knife attack in Russell Square, Bloomsbury, in which five other people were injured, the London Assistant Police Commissioner has confirmed. | A US citizen in her 60s was killed in Wednesday night’s knife attack in Russell Square, Bloomsbury, in which five other people were injured, the London Assistant Police Commissioner has confirmed. |
| The woman was identified as a 64-year-old Darlene Horton, police said adding that her postmortem examination will take place on Friday. | |
| Authorities also said that “specially trained police liaison officers” have been dispatched to speak with her family. | |
| London Assistant Police Commissioner, Mark Rowley said among the injured were Australian, British and Israeli citizens. None have life-threatening conditions. | |
| He said the attacker was a Norwegian man of Somali origin. | He said the attacker was a Norwegian man of Somali origin. |
| Police investigating the attacks are close to ruling out a terror motive, saying “mental health” was a significant factor. | Police investigating the attacks are close to ruling out a terror motive, saying “mental health” was a significant factor. |
| "The investigation is fast paced and we are making urgent progress. | "The investigation is fast paced and we are making urgent progress. |
| "While the investigation is not yet complete, all of the work that we have done so far increasingly points to having been triggered by mental health issues. | "While the investigation is not yet complete, all of the work that we have done so far increasingly points to having been triggered by mental health issues. |
| "At this time we believe this was a spontaneous attack and that the victims were selected at random." | "At this time we believe this was a spontaneous attack and that the victims were selected at random." |
| The 19-year-old suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is being detained in a South London police station. | The 19-year-old suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is being detained in a South London police station. |
| Police say they have interviewed the suspect’s family and searched his address. They have also liaised with MI5 and MI6, and neither was aware of him. | Police say they have interviewed the suspect’s family and searched his address. They have also liaised with MI5 and MI6, and neither was aware of him. |
| Rowley said police had "searched addresses in north London" and would search another in south London. | Rowley said police had "searched addresses in north London" and would search another in south London. |
| "I emphasise that so far we have found no evidence of radicalisation that would suggest that the man in our custody is in any way motivated by terrorism." | "I emphasise that so far we have found no evidence of radicalisation that would suggest that the man in our custody is in any way motivated by terrorism." |
| Rowley said the police started to receive calls from the public at 10.33pm local time to reports of a man attacking people with a knife. | Rowley said the police started to receive calls from the public at 10.33pm local time to reports of a man attacking people with a knife. |
| Armed officers were there within six minutes, when they arrested the suspect after one of the officers took him down using a Taser, he said. | Armed officers were there within six minutes, when they arrested the suspect after one of the officers took him down using a Taser, he said. |
| "Our firearms officers bravely rushed to that scene with very little information. | "Our firearms officers bravely rushed to that scene with very little information. |
| "They would not have known if this was an act of terrorism or a random attack we now know it to be. | "They would not have known if this was an act of terrorism or a random attack we now know it to be. |
| "They detained an armed and dangerous man - and resolved it using the minimum necessary force - no shots were fired. | "They detained an armed and dangerous man - and resolved it using the minimum necessary force - no shots were fired. |
| "We should be proud of them and the British tradition of using the minimum necessary force." | "We should be proud of them and the British tradition of using the minimum necessary force." |
| Rowley said as a precautionary measure, the number of officers on the streets on Thursday have been increased. | Rowley said as a precautionary measure, the number of officers on the streets on Thursday have been increased. |
| Two people injured in the knife attack remain in hospital, while three others have been discharged. | Two people injured in the knife attack remain in hospital, while three others have been discharged. |