Girl, 11, and woman, 34, stabbed in London’s Leicester Square

An 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman have been stabbed in Leicester Square.

Metropolitan Police said a man has been arrested following the attack in the busy tourist area in central London at around 11.36am today.

Both victims were taken to a major trauma centre and police are waiting on a condition update.

A cordon has been put in place around the double doors of the TWG Tea Shop. It is beside the Lego store and in front of the M&M store where families and tourists are still standing in queues.

At least six police officers are at the scene.

The Met says it is not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack.

A Met spokesman said: ‘We don’t believe there are any outstanding suspects.

‘Two victims, an 11-yr-old girl and a 34-yr-old woman, have been taken to hospital & we await an update on their condition.’

A large police cordon has been set up outside TWG Tea Shop (Picture: Metro.co.uk)

Metropolitan police said a man has been arrested following the attack in the busy tourist area (Picture: LNP)

At least six police officers are at the cordon in Leicester Square where a 34-year-old woman and an 11-year-old girl were stabbed (Credits: Marcin Nowak/LNP)

A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: ‘We were called at 11.36am on Monday 12 August to reports of a stabbing at Leicester Square.

‘We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer. We also dispatched members of our tactical response unit.

‘We treated a child and an adult at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre.’

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