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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Zaina Alibhai

Man charged with attempted murder after Leicester Square police stabbings

Forensic officers at the scene where two police officers were stabbed, near Leicester Square in central London.
Forensic officers at the scene where two police officers were stabbed, near Leicester Square in central London. Photograph: Tom Nicholson/Reuters

A 24-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and grievous bodily harm with intent after the stabbings of two police officers in Leicester Square on Friday, the Metropolitan police have said.

Mohammed Rahman, 24, from west London, was also charged with assault and two counts of threatening a person with a blade, charges relating to three other constables. He was also charged with robbery and possession of a knife.

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