Arsenal victory parade stabbing injures six

Metropolitan Police said on Monday that six people were stabbed after Arsenal’s championship parade in north London on Sunday, with the attacks taking place later in the evening after most of the crowds had dispersed. The force said 24 people were arrested across the event, which drew hundreds of thousands of supporters along the route. One man in his 20s was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition after a stabbing on Hornsey Road, N7, shortly before 8:30 p.m., and is now stable, police said. Investigations into all six stabbings are continuing, the Met said. ### Where did the stabbings happen, and when? The Metropolitan Police said the six stabbings happened on the “parade footprint” later on Sunday evening, after the main crowds had mostly left the area. The force did not immediately publish a full breakdown of each location, but said one of the attacks took place on Hornsey Road in the N7 postcode shortly before 20:30 local time. (news.met.police.uk) Sky News reported that police described the violence as occurring after Arsenal’s Premier League title-winning parade in London, and quoted the Met as saying officers were sent quickly to each stabbing. Commander Stuart Bell, who led the policing operation, said there was “further violence” as the evening progressed, including what he described as gang-related incidents. ### How serious were the injuries? (news.met.police.uk) The Met said most of the stabbing victims were not seriously injured. Police said one man in his 20s was initially taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition after the Hornsey Road attack, but that his condition later stabilized. No names, ages beyond that description, or further medical details for the other five victims had been released by Monday afternoon. (news.sky.com) Police also did not say whether the six stabbings were linked to one another or involved the same suspects. ### What else happened during the parade operation? The Metropolitan Police said more than 500 officers were deployed for what it had described before the event as one of its largest policing operations of the year so far. (news.met.police.uk) The force said it worked with Arsenal Football Club, Islington Council, Transport for London and emergency services partners for several months to plan the parade. Police said 24 people were arrested in total. Those arrests included 10 people on suspicion of assault on police, three on suspicion of sexual assault, one on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, three over suspected drugs offences, one on suspicion of possessing a lock knife, one on suspicion of affray, one on suspicion of obstructing police and three on suspicion of breaching a dispersal order. The Met also said four police vans were damaged in Therberton Street, Islington. (news.met.police.uk) ### What have police and officials said? Commander Stuart Bell said the “vast majority” of Arsenal supporters attended the day and celebrated “safely and responsibly.” Bell said police had made clear before the event that “violence and other criminality would not be tolerated,” and said officers had to intervene in assaults on colleagues as well as later violence after the crowd thinned. (news.met.police.uk) Before the parade, former Labour leader and Islington North lawmaker Jeremy Corbyn urged supporters to “treat each other with respect” and “make sure there’s no problems and no danger.” The Standard reported before the event that at least 500,000 fans were expected, with some estimates running higher. ### What happens next in the investigation? (news.met.police.uk) The Metropolitan Police said on June 1 that inquiries into the six stabbings and the damage to police vehicles were ongoing. The force said a Section 60 order was authorized overnight in the local area, giving officers additional stop-and-search powers intended to help prevent further violence. (standard.co.uk) Police have not announced charges in connection with the six stabbing cases. Further updates are expected from the Met as detectives continue investigating the attacks that took place after Sunday’s Arsenal parade in north London. (news.met.police.uk)