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| Forest Hill stabbing: Attacker shouted 'I want to kill a Muslim' while chasing passengers | |
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| A knifeman reportedly stabbed a passenger on a train at Forest Hill station before chasing people outside shouting "I want to kill a Muslim". | A knifeman reportedly stabbed a passenger on a train at Forest Hill station before chasing people outside shouting "I want to kill a Muslim". |
| The attacker allegedly shouted: "Who is a Muslim? I want to kill a Muslim." | The attacker allegedly shouted: "Who is a Muslim? I want to kill a Muslim." |
| A 38-year-old man from London has been arrested on suspicion of GBH following the "serious incident", British Transport Police confirmed. | A 38-year-old man from London has been arrested on suspicion of GBH following the "serious incident", British Transport Police confirmed. |
| They said they were treating the incident as a "serious hate crime" but said there was "no suggestion of wider terrorist aspect". | They said they were treating the incident as a "serious hate crime" but said there was "no suggestion of wider terrorist aspect". |
| An eyewitness told The Daily Mirror: "The man came running out of the station with a knife and everybody started running and screaming. | An eyewitness told The Daily Mirror: "The man came running out of the station with a knife and everybody started running and screaming. |
| "He was shouting 'Whoever is Muslim, I will kill you". He was looking for anybody that was Muslim. | "He was shouting 'Whoever is Muslim, I will kill you". He was looking for anybody that was Muslim. |
| "Everybody was running and screaming. He was walking up and down the street for about 15 minutes. | "Everybody was running and screaming. He was walking up and down the street for about 15 minutes. |
| "The looks on some peoples faces, they looked terrified and very scared." | "The looks on some peoples faces, they looked terrified and very scared." |
| Other eyewitnesses said the man was shouting "death to Muslims" and "go back to Syria". | Other eyewitnesses said the man was shouting "death to Muslims" and "go back to Syria". |
| Miguel Oliveira told the Press Association he was met with a "wave of people" when he arrived at the station. | Miguel Oliveira told the Press Association he was met with a "wave of people" when he arrived at the station. |
| "The first few were shouting 'he's got a knife, he's got a knife' and then all of a sudden the next ones said 'Oh he's been stabbed call the police'," he said. | "The first few were shouting 'he's got a knife, he's got a knife' and then all of a sudden the next ones said 'Oh he's been stabbed call the police'," he said. |
| He added that some members of the crowd were shouting: "He wants to kill Muslims". | He added that some members of the crowd were shouting: "He wants to kill Muslims". |
| Shellby Curry was with her one-year old child when she saw a man "waving what looked to be a knife in his hand" near the station and screaming words like "Muslims f***ing hate them, kill them all". | Shellby Curry was with her one-year old child when she saw a man "waving what looked to be a knife in his hand" near the station and screaming words like "Muslims f***ing hate them, kill them all". |
| She described the attacker as a black man with short hair, who she thought appeared to be in his late 30s or early 40s. | She described the attacker as a black man with short hair, who she thought appeared to be in his late 30s or early 40s. |
| The man also threatened a woman wearing a hijab before the stabbing, LBC News reports. | The man also threatened a woman wearing a hijab before the stabbing, LBC News reports. |
| One man, who is in his forties, was treated by ambulance staff at the scene and then taken to hospital, British Transport Police confirmed. | One man, who is in his forties, was treated by ambulance staff at the scene and then taken to hospital, British Transport Police confirmed. |
| A BTP spokeswoman said: "We are currently at Forest Hill railway station, after being called to a serious assault at 1.18pm. | A BTP spokeswoman said: "We are currently at Forest Hill railway station, after being called to a serious assault at 1.18pm. |
| "One person has been arrested following the incident and is currently in police custody. | "One person has been arrested following the incident and is currently in police custody. |
| "One man was treated by ambulance staff at the scene and is currently en route to hospital. | "One man was treated by ambulance staff at the scene and is currently en route to hospital. |
| "We are still investigating the circumstances of this incident but at this time, we are not treating it as terrorism-related." | "We are still investigating the circumstances of this incident but at this time, we are not treating it as terrorism-related." |