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| Three held over attempted murder of retired Indian general in London | Three held over attempted murder of retired Indian general in London |
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| Three people have been arrested over the attempted murder of an Indian general in central London. | Three people have been arrested over the attempted murder of an Indian general in central London. |
| A 33-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman were detained in Wolverhampton, and another man in his 30s was held after the car he was travelling in was stopped in West Bromwich. | A 33-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman were detained in Wolverhampton, and another man in his 30s was held after the car he was travelling in was stopped in West Bromwich. |
| The arrests come after a gang of four people attacked Lieutenant General Kuldeep Singh Brar in Old Quebec Street near Marble Arch. | The arrests come after a gang of four people attacked Lieutenant General Kuldeep Singh Brar in Old Quebec Street near Marble Arch. |
| They slashed the 78-year-old's neck as he was walking along with his wife at about 10.40pm on Sunday, and ran off towards Oxford Street. | They slashed the 78-year-old's neck as he was walking along with his wife at about 10.40pm on Sunday, and ran off towards Oxford Street. |
| Detectives particularly want to speak to passers-by who stopped to help the victim, who was visiting London, and anyone else who saw what happened. | Detectives particularly want to speak to passers-by who stopped to help the victim, who was visiting London, and anyone else who saw what happened. |
| The attackers were all Asian, were wearing dark clothes and had long beards. One of them was younger and slimmer than the other three. | The attackers were all Asian, were wearing dark clothes and had long beards. One of them was younger and slimmer than the other three. |
| Officers said they were keeping an open mind as to the motive for the attack. | Officers said they were keeping an open mind as to the motive for the attack. |
| Brar was involved in a military operation against Sikh militants in Amritsar in 1984 that left an estimated 1,000 people dead. | Brar was involved in a military operation against Sikh militants in Amritsar in 1984 that left an estimated 1,000 people dead. |
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