Girl, 11, and woman stabbed in London's Leicester Square

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A young girl and a woman have both been stabbed in London. Officers are at the scene in Leicester Square, Westminster, this afternoon (August 12).

Metropolitan Police says both an 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman have been taken to hospital after being stabbed. Their condition is not currently known.

A man has been arrested following the incident. The Met says it does not believe there are any other suspects in connection with the attack. READ MORE: Two motorcyclists killed in Snake Pass crash In a post on X, a Westminster Police spokesperson said: "Officers are at the scene of a stabbing in Leicester Square.

A man has been arrested and is in custody. "We don't believe there are any outstanding suspects. Two victims, an 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman, have been taken to hospital and we await an update on their condition." A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said a woman and child stabbed in Leicester Square had been taken to a major trauma centre.