Three people have been stabbed in a suspected robbery near Liverpool Street station in central London, police have said. City of London Police officers and London Ambulance paramedics were both at the scene. Read more:
Police say that the victims are being treated at a local hospital.Sayeed Dukanwala, who owns a shop right next to the scene, saw the incident unfold."I saw some guys running past my shop and shouting 'Oi oi oi,'" he said."After a few minutes I saw a fight break out over there and people running away.
"Then some people came in and told me there was a stabbing. They said there was a man and a lady on the floor, and there was blood." He went on to describe the area as"very unsafe" saying that he was assaulted with a bottle inside his shop last weekend.The London Ambulance Service also issued a statement saying:"We sent a number of resources - three ambulance crews, two adv paramedics, two incident response officers and our tactical response unit.Footage on social media showed several emergency services vehicles near to the 22 Bishopsgate skyscraper, London's second tallest building.
Later police could be seen standing guard along the 50 metre long cordon with medical kits visible on the ground behind the police tape.
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