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UK police arrest man wielding sword after he attacked people in east London

LONDON (AP) — London police say a man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and two police officers on Tuesday in the east London community of Hainault before being arrested.  The incident is not being treated as terror-related. The Metropolitan Police said they were called early Tuesday to reports of a vehicle being driven into a house in a residential street and people being stabbed close to the Hainault underground station. A 36-year-old man was arrested at the scene. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan says this must have been “a terrifying incident for those concerned,” but that police do not believe there is a threat to the wider community.

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