The girl's mother was also injured in the attack, the police arrested a suspect
London - An 11-year-old girl has been seriously injured in a knife attack on London's Leicester Square. The police arrested a 32-year-old suspect, according to the British Broadcasting Agency. The victim girl has been admitted to a local hospital for medical assistance, but the condition of the girl is said to be out of danger, while according to the 34-year-old mother has also been injured in the incident.
In a statement, the police said that a 32-year-old man has been arrested at the scene, while no other suspect is being included in the investigation of the incident. While what actually happened at the scene? Investigation teams are working in this regard. Police say that in the investigation so far, there is no information about the relationship between the suspect and the woman, although every aspect regarding the motive of the suspect is being considered in this case, but the element of terrorism is not prominent in the incident.
It should be noted that two weeks before this incident, 3 girls were killed by stabbings in Southport, North Central United Kingdom, while 8 children including 2 youths were injured. According to the attacker is a Muslim, since then violent protests have increased in Britain, while a British teenager has been arrested on charges of murder and attempted murder. A security guard who witnessed the incident said that a knife was seized in Leicester Square from an attacker who attacked an 11-year-old girl. Abdullah, a 29-year-old security guard on duty in a local store, said that he heard the teenage girl's screams and Saw a man attacking the girl with a knife
