Knifeman injures at least one in attack at south London train station

A knifeman who ran amok at a London practice station, stabbing at the least one sufferer, shouted 'kill all Muslims' throughout his rampage, witnesses have stated.

A person was injured in the course of the assault at Forest Hill station in south-east London this afternoon and is at the moment being handled in hospital.

Witnesses stated the person was waving his arm round within the air and shouting 'Demise to Muslims' as he 'marched up and down' outdoors the station after the assault.

Police had been known as to Forest Hill station shortly after 1pm in the present day following studies of a stabbing

Witnesses advised concerning the knife assault on Fb this afternoon

Miguel Oliveira, 36, stated he got here 'face-to-face' with the attacker, who was 'shouting uncontrollably' after he allegedly stabbed a person.

Mr Oliveira, a composer, stated he was met with a 'wave of individuals' when he arrived on the station shortly after 1pm following the incident.

He stated: 'The primary few had been shouting 'he is acquired a knife, he is acquired a knife' after which unexpectedly the subsequent ones stated 'Oh he is been stabbed, name the police'.'

He added that some members of the gang had been shouting: 'He needs to kill Muslims'.

Mr Oliveira left the station however returned a couple of minutes later amid confusion over the whereabouts of the attacker.

He stated: 'I doubled again and I went again to the station and really got here face-to-face with him.

'He had simply come out - not the best way they had been saying. He was strolling in the direction of me and he was shouting stuff like 'Demise to Muslims' and 'Return to Syria'.'

Eyewitness Richard Etienne was on the practice to Forest Hill when he was confronted by the attacker. 

The videographer, from Forest Hill, stated: 'I used to be on the third carriage and the person with the knife was strolling from the fifth carriage on the again.

'I do not know when he acquired on, however I realised he was marching down the carriages because the practice left Honor Oak Park, which is the cease earlier than Forest Hill.'

Within the two or three minute interval between the 2 stations, the attacker terrorised the practice.

Mr Etienne stated: 'He was black, sporting a darkish Barbour jacket and darkish denims.

'He appeared about 5' 7' or 5' eight' and he was marching down the practice sort of muttering loudly to himself, so everybody might hear: "I'll kill me a Muslim", that is what I stored listening to him say.

'The vast majority of folks had been attempting to disregard him and a few had been beginning to transfer away in the direction of the again of the practice.

'Then he stopped the place I used to be sitting and turned to face me.

'His facial features was like a person on a mission, filled with anger and rage.

'He then turned away from me to take a look at a girl with a hijab sitting reverse me. She appeared in her twenties.

'I might see the again of him and that is after I noticed the knife in his proper hand.

'The blade appeared about 5 to 6 inches and it appeared like a kitchen knife with a black deal with.

'He was holding it at hip degree however his fingers had been stiff and the blade was pointing in the direction of her, so he was holding it to her.

'I believe I heard a girl subsequent to her, say: "Oh God, he is acquired a knife."

Witnesses stated the person was shouting 'Demise to Muslims' in the course of the station rampage

After a tense few seconds the attacker stated: 'I do not need me a Muslim girl, I need me a Muslim man.'

He then stormed off in the direction of the primary carriage.

At this level a number of passengers started setting off alarms on the practice and hurrying in the direction of the again carriage.

Mr Etienne stated: 'I set off an alarm.

'It was like all the pieces was in gradual movement, I did not really feel frightened on the time.'

Then because the practice pulled into Forrest Hill station, the attacker launched his assault.

Mr Etienne stated: 'I heard a girl scream from the primary carriage, then I noticed three or 4 guys leap in the direction of the place the scream got here from.

'Folks had been operating from the primary carriage, so I could not see the man who acquired stabbed.

'The one factor I noticed was a girl in a hijab standing outdoors the practice wailing, with blood on her fingers.

'I noticed the man run from the practice as much as the opposite aspect of the platform, however then a parked practice obscured the view.

'The police got here round six or seven minutes later.'

Commenting on how passengers reacted he stated: 'It was actually London-like, everybody appeared to be searching for one another, retaining calm and trying to verify the youngsters had been okay.

'No person needed to antagonise him earlier than the assault occurred.' 

Police stated this afternoon that they aren't treating the incident as terror-related

Shellby Curry, 24, was together with her one-year outdated little one when she noticed a person 'waving what seemed to be a knife in his hand' close to the station and screaming phrases like 'Muslims f****** hate them, kill all of them'.

She described the attacker as a black man with brief hair, who she thought seemed to be in his late 30s or early 40s.  

Olusegun Adegbiyi, 53, who works in a taxi workplace by the station described seeing greater than a dozen folks flee from a person who got here out of the station.

Olusegun stated: 'I simply noticed about seven or ten folks operating from the station, it appeared like they had been operating for his or her lives.

'They had been wanting again, as if operating from somebody.

'Then this man got here out, he was slim, black and appeared about 35 or perhaps he was extra like combined race.

'He was sporting denims and a jacket and stored shouting 'You should not be petrified of Muslims'.

'I did not see a knife, he had one gloved hand and appeared like he was carrying his different glove within the different hand.

'They had been all operating from him, then one other group of about ten folks got here out and so they all began operating away from the identical man.

'I noticed the man return into the station, operating after which I did not see him once more.'

Emergency companies had been known as to the scene on the suburban station in south of the capital

One other native businessman who noticed the sufferer being taken out of the station stated: 'He was correctly stabbed up.

'His face was lower on one aspect, that was a terrific huge lower after which he had two different cuts on his physique.

'One was on his armpit I believe.

'He appeared like he was Muslim by way of his pores and skin color, however he was introduced out bare so I would not have identified if he was sporting robes.

'He appeared in his thirties, he was a younger man.

'I noticed a complete load of police autos and about three ambulances.'

A station worker, who did not want to be named, stated: 'The man who was stabbed was Muslim and it occurred on a practice.

'We're not allowed to say something, however I believe it was a hate crime.'

A number of folks phoned the police, who arrived round ten minutes later and restrained the person, Miss Curry stated.

'I used to be strolling alongside and somebody stopped and stated 'watch out, he is acquired a knife'. As I appeared round there he was.

'I simply grabbed my child and ran throughout the street. Wanting again [I saw] him marching up and down waving his arm about.' 

Witness Richard Etienne tweeted: 'These within the Forest Hill space keep alert. I've simply seen a person brandishing a knife claiming he'll 'kill all Muslims'. Police alerted.'

One other witness added: 'A bloodbath in Forest Hill station a person shouting 'who's Muslim? I wish to kill a Muslim?' stabs a number of occasions a Muslim passenger, no cause.' 

A British Transport Police spokesman stated: 'We're at the moment at Forest Hill railway station, after being known as to a critical assault at 1.18pm.

'One particular person has been arrested following the incident and is at the moment in police custody.

'One man was handled by ambulance workers on the scene and is at the moment en path to hospital.

'We're investigating the circumstances of the Forest Hill incident, however at the moment we're not treating it as terrorism-related.'

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