At least three people were stabbed in broad daylight near Liverpool Street station in Central London on Thursday. The police said it is a developing situation but they are not treating it as a terror-related incident so far.
In a tweet, City of London Police said three people were stabbed and one person was pushed to the floor.
"We received reports of three stabbings and a person pushed to the floor on Bishopsgate at 9.46 am and officers arrived at the scene at 9.51 am. Three victims were taken by LAS to a nearby hospital to be treated. This is an ongoing situation, but is not being treated as terror-related," the police said.
Omg, 4 people stabbed in Bishopsgate, London at 10am today, unconfirmed reports that it was over a bike theft and people tried to intervene.
— Adam Brooks (@EssexPR) October 6, 2022
Crime is out of control, what will @SadiqKhan do?!
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The City of London Police also stated that they are treating the incident as a suspected robbery. Further investigations are ongoing, they said.
According to the Telegraph UK, it was a theft incident. A bike-borne thief tried to rob a man's phone and attacked him when the victim tried to fight back. The passerbyes who tried to intervene were also reportedly stabbed.