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| Three arrests after stabbing at London Bridge tube station | Three arrests after stabbing at London Bridge tube station |
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| Police alerted shortly before 7am to reports of fight on southbound platform of Northern line | |
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| Fri 2 Feb 2018 09.29 GMT | |
| First published on Fri 2 Feb 2018 09.03 GMT | |
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| Three people have been arrested following a stabbing at London Bridge tube station, police said. | Three people have been arrested following a stabbing at London Bridge tube station, police said. |
| Officers were called at 6.48am to reports of a fight on the southbound platform of the Northern line. One man received injuries consistent with having been stabbed, British Transport Police said. His injuries were not believed to be serious. | Officers were called at 6.48am to reports of a fight on the southbound platform of the Northern line. One man received injuries consistent with having been stabbed, British Transport Police said. His injuries were not believed to be serious. |
| Three people arrested on suspicion of affray were being held in custody. | Three people arrested on suspicion of affray were being held in custody. |
| The Metropolitan police said the incident was a stabbing but confirmed it was not terror-related. | The Metropolitan police said the incident was a stabbing but confirmed it was not terror-related. |
| It caused major disruption at the station on Friday morning, according to commuters writing on social media. One Twitter user who claimed to have witnessed the incident said: “There was a fight on the northern line, unfortunate witness to it all! Scary stuff, I pulled the alarm then they got off and carried it on through the station.” | It caused major disruption at the station on Friday morning, according to commuters writing on social media. One Twitter user who claimed to have witnessed the incident said: “There was a fight on the northern line, unfortunate witness to it all! Scary stuff, I pulled the alarm then they got off and carried it on through the station.” |
| Another commuter who had tried to board an underground train at the station tweeted: “Literally just got told by staff [about the incident] after I asked why nobody was being let through at such an early time of morning (clearly not due to overcrowding which often happens later) because barriers to that line were shut- exit only at stn.” | Another commuter who had tried to board an underground train at the station tweeted: “Literally just got told by staff [about the incident] after I asked why nobody was being let through at such an early time of morning (clearly not due to overcrowding which often happens later) because barriers to that line were shut- exit only at stn.” |
| British Transport Police said: “Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact BTP by calling 0800 40 50 40 or text 61016 with reference 88 of February 2.” | British Transport Police said: “Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact BTP by calling 0800 40 50 40 or text 61016 with reference 88 of February 2.” |
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