Police are hunting for a knifeman on the loose tonight after a triple stabbing in two locations just six minutes apart.
Three men were stabbed during the rampage in Feltham, west London. They were all treated at the scene and taken to hospital.
The stabbings are not believed to be linked to today’s general election or with any polling station, the Met Police said.
The first attack happened at 2.07pm on Allcot Close where one man was knifed. Officers found him with a stab injury and he was treated at the scene.
Six minutes later two men were stabbed in Walsham Road just over a mile away. A source told MailOnline at the moment this is not being treated as terror related.
Two victims were thought to be in a life threatening state but emergency services say their condition is now not as serious.
The force has now imposed a section 60, which gives police extra search powers, in the town due to ‘incidents of violence involving weapons’.
It began at 4pm and will run until 11.59pm tonight.
A knifeman is on the loose tonight after three men were stabbed just six minutes apart in Feltham. Two are in a life threatening condition
A Met Police spokesperson said: ‘On Thursday, 4 July at 14:07hrs, police were called to Allcot Close in Feltham to reports of a stabbing.
‘On arrival officers found a man with a stab injury. The suspect was no longer at the scene.
‘He was taken to hospital for treatment to non life-threatening injuries.
‘Six minutes later, police were called to Walsham Road to reports of a stabbing where two men were found with stab injuries.
‘They were both taken to hospital. Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
‘Crime scenes remain in place at both locations.
‘Enquiries are ongoing to establish whether the assaults are linked.’