Man arrested after stabbing near British Museum in London

A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous body harm after a stabbing near the British Museum in central London on Tuesday morning, Scotland Yard has said.

Officers said a man was being treated for a stab wound to his arm and his condition was being assessed after the incident, which occurred at the junction of Great Russell Street and Museum Street at about 10am.

“This was an isolated incident and there is no outstanding risk to the public. It is not being treated as terror-related,” the Metropolitan police said. An area was cordoned off while officers investigate and police said they expected this to remain the case for much of Tuesday.

The junction of Great Russell Street and Museum Street is close to the entrance of the museum in central London.

A police tent was erected on the pavement on the museum side of Great Russell Street, just metres from the entrance.

London ambulance service said its medics treated the man at the scene for his arm injury “before taking him to a major trauma centre as a priority”.

Read more: The Guardian (UK)