London Knife Attack

Rise in UK knife attacks leads to crackdown and stokes public anxiety

A familiar horror reached Pooja Kanda first on social media: There had been a sword attack in London. And then Kanda, who was home alone at the time, saw a detail she dreaded and knew all too well. A man with a sword had killed a 14-year-old boy who was walking to school. Two years ago, her 16-year-old son, Ronan, was killed by two sword-wielding schoolmates while walking to a neighbour's to borrow a PlayStation controller. It took me back, Kanda, who lives near Birmingham, said about Daniel Anjorin's April 30 killing in an attack in London's Hainault district that also wounded four people. It's painful to see that this has happened all over again. In parts of the world that ban or strictly regulate gun ownership, including Britain and much of the rest of Europe, knives and other types of blades are often the weapons of choice used in crimes. Many end up in the hands of children, as they can be cheap and easy to get. Although the number of fatal stabbings has mostly held steady in

Suella Braverman ramps up stop & search to crack down on knife crime in UK

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Monday gave her full support to police to ramp up the use of stop and search powers to crack down on knife crime and prevent attacks in the country. The intervention comes days after three separate incidents of knife attacks in England, which claimed the lives of three people of Indian heritage. A knife attack in north London ended in the fatal stabbing of 27-year-old student Tejaswini Kontham from Hyderabad last Tuesday, the same day as another fatal stabbing in Nottingham of British Indian teenager Grace O'Malley Kumar. On Friday, 38-year-old Aravind Sivakumar from Kerala was found stabbed to death outside an apartment in south London. Suspects in all three knife crime cases are currently in custody and charged with murder. "Carrying weapons is a scourge on our society. And anyone doing so is risking their own lives as well as the lives of those around them. This dangerous culture must be brought to a stop, said Braverman in a statement. My

Islamic State group claims responsibility for London knife attack

The person who carried out the London attack... was a fighter from the Islamic State, and did so in response to calls to target citizens of coalition countries, IS said

London attacker, a convicted terrorist released in 2018; prompts criticism

The 2017 attack focused attention on cuts to policing since the governing Conservatives took power in 2010.

London knife attack suspect served prison term for terrorism charge in 2012

Police identified the man, who was shot dead by officers after the Friday attack, as 28-year-old Usman Khan, saying they were not actively seeking any other suspects in relation to the incident

London knife attack leaves 1 dead, 5 hurt: Police

Police said that terrorism was one possible motive behind the attack