Police search area around London Central Mosque after fatal stabbing

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Police are searching the area around London Central Mosque after a man was stabbed to death nearby.

Suspects fled the scene after the man was attacked on Cunningham Place, close to Regent's Park.

Officers were called at 6.15pm on Thursday and attended along with the London Ambulance Service.

The victim died after being taken to hospital.

Scotland Yard said the incident was not believed to be terror-related.

https://news.sky.com/story/police-s...-central-mosque-after-fatal-stabbing-11677650

 

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Regent's Park stabbing: Mosque sealed off as police hunt attacker

A manhunt is under way after a man was stabbed to death in central London.

The victim was found with stab wounds in Cunningham Place, near Regent's Park, at 18:15 GMT and died in hospital.

Scotland Yard said the attack was linked to a raid of the nearby London Central Mosque, which has been sealed off by armed officers.

A spokeswoman confirmed the stabbing was not terror-related, and officers continued to hunt the attacker.

Bahir Moulana told the Press Association that as he was walking towards the mosque the police were pushing people back before they closed the main gate.

With a number of armed officers at the scene, the 39-year-old said it gave him the "jitters", especially following the recent attack at two mosques in New Zealand .

"I saw all the blue lights and my heart was in my mouth," Mr Moulana said.

With worshippers eventually let out of the building, he added: "There was one girl who said she saw two guys run in. Someone else told me the police were chasing them."

Mr Moulana said he saw two people being detained and put in handcuffs by the police at the mosque.

"The police just surrounded them. I saw that at around 7pm," he added.

Footage released on social media shows armed police standing guard outside the mosque on Park Road, about half a mile from where the man was found stabbed.

The Met tweeted: "Officers continue to deal with a stabbing at Cunningham Place/Park Road, Westminster.

"We can confirm that this incident is not terror-related. Searches for suspects are ongoing."

Westminster North MP Karen Buck said she was "deeply saddened to hear this awful news".

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-england-london-47740495

 

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A manhunt is under way after a man was stabbed to death in central London.

A man believed to be in his early 20s was found with stab wounds in Cunningham Place, near Regent's Park, at 18:15 GMT, and died in hospital.

The Metropolitan Police said a search of the nearby London Central Mosque, which was sealed off by armed officers, was linked to the attack.

A spokeswoman said officers continued to hunt for the suspects who had "fled the scene".

Bahir Moulana said he saw two people being detained and put in handcuffs by police at the mosque.

"The police just surrounded them. I saw that at around 19:00," he added.

But the Met said no arrests had been made, and a spokesperson added that the stabbing was not terror-related.

Mr Moulana said a woman told him she saw "two guys" enter the building.

"Someone else told me the police were chasing them," he added.

He said as he was walking towards the mosque the police were pushing people back before they closed the main gate.

Mr Moulana, 39, said it gave him the "jitters" to see armed police at the scene, especially following the recent attack at two mosques in New Zealand.

"I saw all the blue lights and my heart was in my mouth."

A police cordon has been put in place at the mosque, with officers seen flanking parts of the building's perimeter as a helicopter circled overhead.

In a statement, the Met said: "Cordons include the nearby London Central Mosque. These cordons are likely to remain in place overnight."

Westminster North MP Karen Buck said she was "deeply saddened to hear this awful news".


Footage on social media showed armed police standing guard outside the mosque on Park Road, about half a mile from where the man was found stabbed.

The armed officers could be seen leaving the mosque at about 23:30.

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