Police in London have arrested a man after a 34-year-old woman and an 11-year-old girl were stabbed in the city's Leicester Square.
"Officers are at the scene of a stabbing in Leicester Square. A man has been arrested and is in custody," read a police statement, adding that the two victims have been taken to hospital.
"We await an update on their condition," it said.
Police initially provided no details as to the identity of the suspect.
The incident comes after a week of violent, far-right protests in the United Kingdom following a deadly knife attack at a children's dance class in the northwestern town of Southport, where three young girls were killed.
Leicester Square is one of the busiest parts of London and is a popular tourist attraction.
