Two police officers are stabbed in central London and hospitalised after encountering 'a male with a knife', amid massive security ahead of the queen's funeral
The stabbing comes as London is flooded with mourners for Queen Elizabeth II’s lying-in-state, but the stabbing did not occur near any commemorative site.
A suspect who was tasered and arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and assaulting an emergency worker is also in hospital following the incident at around 6:00 am on Friday, the Metropolitan Police added. London’s Metropolitan police force said there was no terrorism link to the stabbing, with the UK capital under high security for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch, dies at 96London Mayor Sadiq Khan called the attack on the officers "utterly appalling". He said neither of the officers being treated in hospital are in a life-threatening condition.
Khan added he was in close contact with the Met's new Commissioner Mark Rowley, who only took up the post on Monday.
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