Three men have been rushed to hospital with stab wounds following an incident on Inverness Place, Roath, Cardiff.
Local sources have suggested that the incident is not terror related and is linked to a local drug gang within the area.
Armed officers have been deployed to the scene as a precaution and will remain on scene until it is deemed safe to withdraw them.
Armed police on Inverness Place in Roath following stabbing incident. pic.twitter.com/B3q5kKLJ2d
— CF24 Breaking News (@CF24News) March 25, 2018
The exact extent to the nature of the incident is unknown and police say it’s not appropriate to release further details at this time.
Officers are currently at the scene of an incident on Inverness Place, Roath @swpcardiff
Three men have been taken to hospital with stab wounds. The incident is ongoing and armed officers remain at the scene as a precaution.
More info will be released when appropriate.
^cy pic.twitter.com/2nwEga6RUX
— South Wales Police (@swpolice) March 25, 2018
South Wales Police have confirmed this is a live ongoing incident but have not released any further details saying “More information will be released when appropriate”
It is believed the area will remain on lockdown to allow forensic officers to examine the scene.
No arrests have been made In relation to the incident.
A number of updates from the scene have been tweeted by eye witnesses
Armed police and ambulances have attended the scene of a major incident this evening on Inverness Place in Roath. More updates to follow. pic.twitter.com/Liq0Za5bkd
— Claudia Wyatt (@cewwyatt95) March 25, 2018
One local social media page has said that the incident is drug related.
High drama in Roath this evening – latest scenes from Inverness Place. Locals report drugs related stabbing incident. pic.twitter.com/Jh52Fxc6GW
— CF24 Breaking News (@CF24News) March 25, 2018
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