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| Regent's Park stabbing: Mosque sealed off as police hunt attacker | |
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| A manhunt is under way after a man was stabbed to death in central London. | A manhunt is under way after a man was stabbed to death in central London. |
| The victim was found with stab wounds in Cunningham Place, near Regent's Park, at 18:15 GMT and died in hospital. | The victim was found with stab wounds in Cunningham Place, near Regent's Park, at 18:15 GMT and died in hospital. |
| Scotland Yard said the attack was linked to activity at the nearby London Central Mosque, which has been sealed off by armed officers. | |
| A spokeswoman confirmed the stabbing was not terror-related, and officers continued to hunt the attacker. | |
| Footage released on social media shows armed police standing guard outside the mosque on Park Road, about half a mile from where the man was found stabbed. | |
| The Met tweeted: "Officers continue to deal with a stabbing at Cunningham Place/Park Road, Westminster. | |
| "We can confirm that this incident is not terror related. Searches for suspects are ongoing." | |
| Westminster North MP Karen Buck said she was "deeply saddened to hear this awful news". | |
| Knife crime victims in 2019 | |
| Motives and circumstances behind killings have varied - as have the age and gender of the victims. |