Six people rushed to hospital after mass stabbing in Washington DC
3 April 2025, 22:33
Six people have been taken to hospital after a mass stabbing in Washington DC.
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Police rushed to the scene of the attacks, in the north-east of the US capital city.
The attacks took place at around 4pm eastern time (9pm UK time).
One person has been arrested.
“We have units on the scene of a stabbing incident involving multiple victims," the city's police department said.
Police closed several roads in the area as a result of the attacks.
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The conditions of the stabbing victims remain unclear, but police have said that no one had died.
A motive for the stabbings remains unclear but the local police chief said they were "senseless".
Local media reported that the attacker started stabbing himself in the street before assaulting a female friend and others.
Others tried to intervene and were then stabbed themselves.
Police chief Pamela Smith said: "Even though we’re grateful for their intervention, we would ask that individuals who see incidents such as this not intervene."