A man has been arrested on suspicion
of murder after a US citizen was killed and five other people were
injured in a knife attack in central London.Police described Wednesday's attack in Russell Square as "random".
The woman who died was thought to be in her 60s. The injured people were from Britain, America, Israel and Australia.
A 19-year-old Norwegian national of Somali origin has been arrested but police said there was no evidence of radicalisation.
He was arrested after a Taser was discharged by an officer. The Met said mental health was a "significant factor" in events.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan called for the public to remain "calm and vigilant".
Scotland
Yard said two other women and three men received various injuries in
the attack, which happened near the Imperial Hotel.
Two from the group remain in hospital while the other three people have since been discharged, the force added.
After
receiving treatment in hospital the arrested man, who was detained in
Bedford Place, is now in police custody in a south London police
station.
The Met's assistant commissioner for specialist
operations, Mark Rowley, said the force's homicide command was leading
the investigation into the attack, with support from the
counter-terrorism unit
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