Three people have been stabbed in a suspected robbery near Liverpool Street station in central London, police have said.
City of London Police officers and London Ambulance paramedics were both at the scene.
In a tweet, the City of London Police said it had received reports of three stabbings and a person pushed to the floor on Bishopsgate at 9.46am on Thursday.
Three victims were taken for treatment at a nearby hospital and officers have cordoned off the area.
A City of London Police statement said: “We received reports of three stabbings and a person pushed to the floor on Bishopsgate at 9.46am and officers arrived at the scene at 9.51am.
“Three victims were taken by LAS to a nearby hospital to be treated.
“This is an ongoing situation, but is not being treated as terror-related.”
The force later added that the incident was being treated as a suspected robbery.
Sayeed Dukanwala, who owns a shop right next to the scene, saw the incident unfold.
“I saw some guys running past my shop and shouting ‘Oi oi oi,'” he said. “After a few minutes I saw a fight break out over there (at the scene) and people running away.
“Then some people came in and told me there was a stabbing. They said there was a man and a lady on the floor, and there was blood.”
He went on to describe the area as “very unsafe” saying that he was assaulted with a bottle inside his shop last weekend.
“It’s very scary,” he added.
The London Ambulance Service also issued a statement saying: “We sent a number of resources – three ambulance crews, two adv paramedics, two incident response officers and our tactical response unit.
“Our crews treated four patients. Three were taken to hospital and one discharged.”
Footage on social media showed several emergency services vehicles near to the 22 Bishopsgate skyscraper, London’s second tallest building.
Later police could be seen standing guard along the 50 metre long cordon with medical kits visible on the ground behind the police tape.
Nickie Aiken MP for the cities of London and Westminster tweeted her concern about the incident and said she was in contact with City of London police for updates.
She added that her thoughts were with all those involved.
