A critical incident has been declared near a Tube station in northeast London after reports a man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers.
The man, alleged to have been carrying a sword, crashed a vehicle into a house in Thurlow Gardens, before reportedly stabbing a number of people, police said.
The 36-year-old was alleged to have attacked members of the public and two police officers before eventually being arrested.
The Metropolitan Police were alerted to the incident shortly before 7am this morning.
Fire and rescue crews as well as a number of ambulances were also dispatched to the scene.
London Ambulance Service said they treated five people at the scene, and took all five to hospital.
The condition of those injured isn’t currently known and officers are not looking for anymore suspects.
