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| Bishopsgate: Three hurt in City of London phone-snatch stabbings | Bishopsgate: Three hurt in City of London phone-snatch stabbings |
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| A cordon is in place outside of 22 Bishopsgate in the city of London | A cordon is in place outside of 22 Bishopsgate in the city of London |
| Three people are in hospital after being stabbed in the City of London. | Three people are in hospital after being stabbed in the City of London. |
| Part of Bishopsgate has been cordoned off, near to its corner with Camomile Street. | |
| The BBC has been told a victim of a "phone snatch" was injured after fighting back, along with other members of the public who stepped in to help. | The BBC has been told a victim of a "phone snatch" was injured after fighting back, along with other members of the public who stepped in to help. |
| An eyewitness said he saw "two or three teenagers" on bicycles watching a middle-aged man before they grabbed him, with a knifeman wearing a mask. | |
| He said passers-by had become involved and a man had jumped off a moped and intervened. The witness, a worker who did not want to be named, said the moped rider and the middle-aged man had both been stabbed. | |
| Police confirmed the case was being treated as a suspected robbery, adding it was not terror-related. | Police confirmed the case was being treated as a suspected robbery, adding it was not terror-related. |
| In a tweet, the City of London Police said: "We received reports of three stabbings and a person pushed to the floor on Bishopsgate at 09:46 and officers arrived at the scene at 09:51." | In a tweet, the City of London Police said: "We received reports of three stabbings and a person pushed to the floor on Bishopsgate at 09:46 and officers arrived at the scene at 09:51." |
| Inside the police tape, medical kits and clothing can be seen spread out on the ground in small piles | Inside the police tape, medical kits and clothing can be seen spread out on the ground in small piles |
| London Ambulance Service (LAS) said paramedics had treated four patients at the scene, with three of those taken to hospital. | |
| A cordon, about 50m (160ft) long, has been put in place outside the location, at 22 Bishopsgate, and is being guarded by police officers. | |
| Inside the police tape, medical kits and clothing could earlier be seen spread out on the ground in small piles, and blood was visible on the pavement. | |
| 'Escalated quickly' | |
| The eyewitness said he had seen one of the teenagers "grabbing" the victim. | |
| "The next thing I saw, was this teenager grabbing this guy, this middle-aged man. Things escalated so quickly," he said. | |
| "Pedestrians got involved and they were trying to help the middle-aged man. I heard lots of screams and shouts. | |
| "The next minute, a man on a white moped saw what happened and jumped off, and got himself involved. | |
| "There was a fight with these teenagers. Out of nowhere, the guy on the moped got stabbed. | |
| "The middle-aged man was already on the floor at this point after he got stabbed, and another pedestrian got hurt too, his head was hurt. | |
| "The teenagers then just took off." | |
| Sayeed Dukanwala, owner of BK News newsagent, near the scene, also saw events unfold. | |
| He said: "I was here in my shop working when I saw some guys running past my shop and shouting 'Oi oi oi'. | He said: "I was here in my shop working when I saw some guys running past my shop and shouting 'Oi oi oi'. |
| "After a few minutes I saw a fight break out over there and people running away. | "After a few minutes I saw a fight break out over there and people running away. |
| "Then some people came in and told me there was a stabbing. They said there was a man and a lady on the floor, and there was blood." | "Then some people came in and told me there was a stabbing. They said there was a man and a lady on the floor, and there was blood." |
| The building of 22 Bishopsgate is open and people have been able to leave and enter the premises | The building of 22 Bishopsgate is open and people have been able to leave and enter the premises |
| Nickie Aiken, Cities of London and Westminster MP, said she was "concerned" about the attack. | Nickie Aiken, Cities of London and Westminster MP, said she was "concerned" about the attack. |
| She tweeted: "I'm in contact with City Police for updates. | She tweeted: "I'm in contact with City Police for updates. |
| "My thoughts are with all those involved including the first responders." | "My thoughts are with all those involved including the first responders." |
| The building of 22 Bishopsgate remains open and workers have been entering and leaving the premises. | The building of 22 Bishopsgate remains open and workers have been entering and leaving the premises. |
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