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| London Central Mosque sealed off after Regent's Park stabbing | |
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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. |
| A man believed to be in his early 20s was found with stab wounds in Cunningham Place, near Regent's Park, at 18:15 GMT, and died in hospital. | A man believed to be in his early 20s was found with stab wounds in Cunningham Place, near Regent's Park, at 18:15 GMT, and died in hospital. |
| The Metropolitan Police said a search of the nearby London Central Mosque, which was sealed off by armed officers, was linked to the attack. | The Metropolitan Police said a search of the nearby London Central Mosque, which was sealed off by armed officers, was linked to the attack. |
| A spokeswoman said officers continued to hunt for the suspects who had "fled the scene". | A spokeswoman said officers continued to hunt for the suspects who had "fled the scene". |
| Bahir Moulana said he saw two people being detained and put in handcuffs by police at the mosque. | Bahir Moulana said he saw two people being detained and put in handcuffs by police at the mosque. |
| "The police just surrounded them. I saw that at around 19:00," he added. | "The police just surrounded them. I saw that at around 19:00," he added. |
| But the Met said no arrests had been made, and a spokesperson added that the stabbing was not terror-related. | But the Met said no arrests had been made, and a spokesperson added that the stabbing was not terror-related. |
| Mr Moulana said a woman told him she saw "two guys" enter the building. | Mr Moulana said a woman told him she saw "two guys" enter the building. |
| "Someone else told me the police were chasing them," he added. | "Someone else told me the police were chasing them," he added. |
| He said as he was walking towards the mosque the police were pushing people back before they closed the main gate. | He said as he was walking towards the mosque the police were pushing people back before they closed the main gate. |
| Mr Moulana, 39, said it gave him the "jitters" to see armed police at the scene, especially following the recent attack at two mosques in New Zealand. | Mr Moulana, 39, said it gave him the "jitters" to see armed police at the scene, especially following the recent attack at two mosques in New Zealand. |
| "I saw all the blue lights and my heart was in my mouth." | "I saw all the blue lights and my heart was in my mouth." |
| A police cordon has been put in place at the mosque, with officers seen flanking parts of the building's perimeter as a helicopter circled overhead. | A police cordon has been put in place at the mosque, with officers seen flanking parts of the building's perimeter as a helicopter circled overhead. |
| In a statement, the Met said: "Cordons include the nearby London Central Mosque. These cordons are likely to remain in place overnight." | In a statement, the Met said: "Cordons include the nearby London Central Mosque. These cordons are likely to remain in place overnight." |
| Westminster North MP Karen Buck said she was "deeply saddened to hear this awful news". | Westminster North MP Karen Buck said she was "deeply saddened to hear this awful news". |
| Footage on social media showed armed police standing guard outside the mosque on Park Road, about half a mile from where the man was found stabbed. | Footage on social media showed armed police standing guard outside the mosque on Park Road, about half a mile from where the man was found stabbed. |
| The armed officers could be seen leaving the mosque at about 23:30. | The armed officers could be seen leaving the mosque at about 23:30. |
| Knife crime victims in 2019 | Knife crime victims in 2019 |
| Motives and circumstances behind killings have varied - as have the age and gender of the victims. | Motives and circumstances behind killings have varied - as have the age and gender of the victims. |