Five teenagers have been stabbed over a space of 19 minutes in London.
A boy aged just 13 was seriously injured in an attack in Newham East London.
Another Teen aged 19 was stabbed in Ealing West London.
Two teens aged 15 were stabbed in Mile End. They are both in a serious but stable condition.
There is lots of people working hard & tirelessly to reduce knife crime in London community groups, youth clubs and @metpoliceuk but more needs to be done in terms of policing powers to tackle and more money invested in educational programmes to engage the youth of London @LBC
— Police Hour (@PoliceHour) April 5, 2018
The Metropolitan Police say the condition of the man stabbed in Ealing Broadway at about 19:00 BST is not yet known. He was taken to hospital by ambulance.
The boy who was attacked in Gainsborough Avenue, Newham, at about the same time, is also in hospital.
The @metpoliceuk are dominating the headlines at the moment regarding #Knife and #Gun Crime… to those officers working on the ground & around the clock, cancelled rest days and longer shifts, thanks for all the work you are doing. You are some of the finest cops in the world.
— Police Hour (@PoliceHour) April 5, 2018
Police said three youths were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent in connection with that incident.
In Mile End, London Ambulance Service treated three people at the scene in Grove Road at about 18:00.
The two seriously hurt were taken to hospital but the 16-year-old was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm after receiving treatment for minor wounds.