A WOMAN has been arrested after four people were stabbed in London's Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Police has said.
Four men aged 34, 39, 42, and 52 were found with stab wounds and assessed at the scene, police added.
A 47-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault.
The London Ambulance Service said it was called to the scene just before 12.30pm to reports of a stabbing today in the city's Endell Street.
Four people treated at the scene were all taken to hospital. Two remain there with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing. The other two have been discharged.
The stabbing is believed to have been a mental health-related incident and a pair of scissors were recovered at the scene, the Met said.
Chief Superintendent Jason Stewart, of the Met, said in a statement: “Officers responded within minutes of this incident after receiving a number of reports.
“While still at an early stage of the investigation, we would like to reassure the community that we currently believe this to be an isolated, mental health-related incident.
“A visible police presence will remain in the area while evidence is gathered at the scene and we thank the public for their understanding.”
A London Ambulance Service Spokesperson said: “We were called at 12:29pm today (5 August) to reports of a stabbing on Endell Street, WC2H.
“We sent an ambulance crew, paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
“We treated four patients at the scene and took them all to a major trauma centre as a priority by road."
A large police cordon was put up from High Holborn to the St Mungo’s homeless centre in Endell Street, where officers were speaking to people before they entered the building.
A Met Police spokesperson said: “At around 12.27pm on Wednesday August 5, police were called to reports of a stabbing on Endell Street, Covent Garden.
“Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance.
“Four men – aged 34, 39, 42 and 52 – were found with stab wounds and assessed at the scene by paramedics. They have since been taken to hospital and we await an update on their injuries.
“A 47-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault. She was taken to custody where she remains.
“Police remain in the area, with a scene in place on Endell Street and the surrounding areas in Covent Garden.
“Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101."
