Social media footage appeared to show the attacker in question dressed in a yellow sweater, walking and appearing to hide behind garden bushes while carrying a long knife.
A 36-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in London after attacking members of the public and two police officers with a sword, London 's Metropolitan Police said.'Police and other emergency services are in Hainault, east London , at a serious incident in which a man with a sword has been arrested,' the police said in a statement sent to CBS News.'We understand the suspect went on to attack other members of the public and two police officers.
police official Ade Adelekan said the incident was not believed to be related to terrorism.'We do not believe there is any ongoing threat to the wider community. We are not looking for more suspects,' Adelekan said.London's Ambulance Service confirmed in a social media post that five people had been treated at the scene and subsequently taken to a hospital.
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