Teen stabbed at O2 Arena after ‘altercation in Cineworld’ as police rush to the scene
A teen has been stabbed at the O2 Arena in North Greenwich, London, with police rushing to the scene after an “altercation in Cineworld”.
Police were called to the scene of The O2 at 2.46pm today by London Ambulance Service, where they found a teenage boy with multiple stab wounds.
He was treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to hospital, with his condition currently unknown.
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Three boys are said to have been detained at the scene by security staff and subsequently arrested by attending officers on suspicion of causing GBH.
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Eyewitnesses at the time say they saw around “10 police officers” rushing to the arena following the reported “stabbing”.
Said stabbing occurs just hours before K-Pop band ATEEZ are set to perform at the O2 Arena, with fans warning one another of police presence and asking each other to “stay safe”.
It is not yet known whether the incident is connected to the gig tonight, MyLondon reported.
A mum-of-three at the scene of the stabbing said: “We were with three babies in TGI and we were panicking. I assumed (there had been a stabbing), and they just left the doors open.”
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A statement from O2 Arena was released, which read: “Cineworld at The O2 will remain closed for the rest of the day. The rest of The O2, including outlet shopping, bars and restaurants, and attractions remain open. Tonight’s arena event is going ahead as planned.”
Police have since put a crime scene in place at the scene as those nearby take to social media to say that a helicopter and “undercover police cars” were spotted.
One eyewitness wrote: “Helicopter, undercover police car and another police car just rushed to the London ATEEZ concert… HELLO?”
Another wrote: “[I don’t know] what’s going on at the O2 but around 10 police officers were charging into the O2, some person got arrested near the queue and a helicopter circulated and landed near the O2.”
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