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Schoolgirl, 11, and woman, 34, stabbed in London's busy Leicester Square and rushed to hospital as police arrest man after hero security guard tackled him to the ground, halting the attack
UK Daily Mail ^ | 12 August 2024 | Chris Matthews

Posted on 08/12/2024 6:33:13 AM PDT by packagingguy

A schoolgirl and a woman have been rushed to hospital after they were stabbed in Leicester Square today in broad daylight.

The little girl, 11, and a woman, 34, were hospitalised after the nightmare unfolded in the bustling tourist hotspot just before midday.

Emergency crews were scrambled to the area, which sees thousands of visitors come through every day, just after 11.36am.

There were no immediate details about how badly injured either of the victims were but medics have taken them to a major trauma centre for treatment.

Detectives say a man has been arrested and is currently being held in custody.

A security guard said he 'jumped on' and took a knife from the man who stabbed the child.

The guard, who gave his name as Abdullah, 29, said he had worked in security at the TWG Tea shop for the past 'seven to eight months'.

He said: 'I heard a scream, at that moment I saw there was one person, roughly (in their) mid-30s or early 30s, and he was like stabbing a kid.

'I jumped on him, held the hand in which he was (carrying) a knife, and just put him down on the floor and just held him and took the knife away from him.

'Then a couple of more people joined as well, and we just held him until the police came, it took maybe three to four minutes for the police to arrive and then they just took him into custody.'

He and his colleagues gave first aid to the child before the police joined in, he said.

'I just saw a kid getting stabbed and I just tried to save her. It's my duty to just save them.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: crime; police; stabbing; uk
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"a man has been arrested"

Hmmm. No name or description of the suspect is given.

Coulter's law is in effect here.

1 posted on 08/12/2024 6:33:13 AM PDT by packagingguy
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I suspect he was yelling something about the snack bar.


2 posted on 08/12/2024 6:34:54 AM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell>)
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> No name or description of the suspect is given.

That’s all I need to know.


3 posted on 08/12/2024 6:35:19 AM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (You can't remove RINOs by voting for them!)
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Hmmm

We know the guard’s name: Abdullah.

We don’t know the perp’s name ...


4 posted on 08/12/2024 6:37:29 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: packagingguy

Was the man arrested the security guard?


5 posted on 08/12/2024 6:37:50 AM PDT by GMMC0987
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6 posted on 08/12/2024 6:38:24 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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Have they arrested the security guard who halted the attack, yet?


7 posted on 08/12/2024 6:38:31 AM PDT by ArtDodger
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I believe England wants these attackers to go about their duties without people of White color even being able to look at them.

It is meant, by the English Government, to be a slow, continuous execution of its White citizens.


8 posted on 08/12/2024 6:39:07 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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a security guard at a tea shop?

kind of screams high crime area

and absolutely nothing is known about the stabber

even though he is in custody


9 posted on 08/12/2024 6:40:37 AM PDT by joshua c
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Ruhroh! In the u.k. these days the security guy and those helping him could be in trouble. Right kiers?


10 posted on 08/12/2024 6:41:08 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this๐Ÿ’ฉ? ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ’‰! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‘!)
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But the “far right” is the problem.


11 posted on 08/12/2024 6:41:46 AM PDT by nonliberal (Russia is not my enemy.)
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To: GMMC0987

No. The security guard, Abdullah, stopped the attack by jumping on the suspect.

That was pretty brave of him.


12 posted on 08/12/2024 6:41:48 AM PDT by packagingguy
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Have they arrested the guard yet?


13 posted on 08/12/2024 6:42:15 AM PDT by mykroar ("It's Not the Nature of the Evidence; It's the Seriousness of the Charge." - El Rushbo)
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I suspect he was yelling something about the snack bar.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Thats what happens these days in London when Tea Shops do not serve halal.

" Alahwahoo Snackbar "



14 posted on 08/12/2024 6:44:56 AM PDT by Candor7 (Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!),<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>)
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BTTT


15 posted on 08/12/2024 6:45:13 AM PDT by nopardons
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Wonder what percent of the population is actually heroic?


16 posted on 08/12/2024 6:45:17 AM PDT by Leep (Walz oozes weird. And not the good kind of weird.)
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I hope citizen protests are overwhelming & they DEMAND the resignation of everyone in leadership who continues to allow this criminal element in their society.


17 posted on 08/12/2024 6:45:20 AM PDT by Twotone
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18 posted on 08/12/2024 6:46:04 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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BUMP


19 posted on 08/12/2024 6:49:28 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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two tier keir and noodle arms rowley are at the ready

to arrest anyone who says anything mean

about the stabber


20 posted on 08/12/2024 6:49:44 AM PDT by joshua c
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