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| Two men arrested after stabbing at Sony Music's London HQ | Two men arrested after stabbing at Sony Music's London HQ |
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| Two men have been arrested after a stabbing incident at Sony Music’s headquarters in west London. | Two men have been arrested after a stabbing incident at Sony Music’s headquarters in west London. |
| The Metropolitan police said two men were being treated for non-life threatening injuries after being found with stab wounds at the scene in Kensington. Both were arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm before being taken to hospital. | The Metropolitan police said two men were being treated for non-life threatening injuries after being found with stab wounds at the scene in Kensington. Both were arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm before being taken to hospital. |
| A spokesperson for Sony Music said the incident involved two members of the company’s catering team who were involved in a “violent altercation”. | A spokesperson for Sony Music said the incident involved two members of the company’s catering team who were involved in a “violent altercation”. |
| Firearms officers and the London ambulance service were called to the scene shortly after 11am on Friday, the Met said. | Firearms officers and the London ambulance service were called to the scene shortly after 11am on Friday, the Met said. |
| A Sony employee, who did not wish to be named, told the Press Association: “We just heard screaming and running and people slamming doors.” | A Sony employee, who did not wish to be named, told the Press Association: “We just heard screaming and running and people slamming doors.” |
| The kitchen workers, who are employed by a catering company, were “running round chasing each other” and “slashing each other up”, he added. | The kitchen workers, who are employed by a catering company, were “running round chasing each other” and “slashing each other up”, he added. |
| Evacuation @sony hq 😨 pic.twitter.com/xgrwLigiwE | Evacuation @sony hq 😨 pic.twitter.com/xgrwLigiwE |
| Witnesses to the incident near the record label’s offices in Derry Street reported staff running away from the building, which is opposite Northcliffe House, the home of the Daily Mail, Independent, Metro and other media organisations. | Witnesses to the incident near the record label’s offices in Derry Street reported staff running away from the building, which is opposite Northcliffe House, the home of the Daily Mail, Independent, Metro and other media organisations. |
| Simon Neville, a journalist who was outside Sony’s offices when the incident took place, said: “Everybody starting pouring out and running towards the square around the back. | Simon Neville, a journalist who was outside Sony’s offices when the incident took place, said: “Everybody starting pouring out and running towards the square around the back. |
| “Then I saw a young, white man with a red jacket being tackled by the security guards by the loading bay on Derry Street. He was shouting at them to get off. Once he was tackled, they started bringing the shutters down. He has now been led away by the police.” | “Then I saw a young, white man with a red jacket being tackled by the security guards by the loading bay on Derry Street. He was shouting at them to get off. Once he was tackled, they started bringing the shutters down. He has now been led away by the police.” |
| Footage posted on Twitter showed an individual being taken away from the scene in an ambulance. | Footage posted on Twitter showed an individual being taken away from the scene in an ambulance. |
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