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Police say the incident in central London is being treated as isolated and linked to mental health concerns. Four men were injured and a woman remains in custody as enquiries continue.
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00:00Police say a random scissor attack in Covent Garden is being treated as an isolated, mental health-related incident.
00:08A 47-year-old woman has been arrested after four men were injured in the busy central London area.
00:14Two of those men remain in hospital, with injuries that are not life-threatening or life-changing, while two others
00:21have been discharged.
00:22Officers say the investigation is continuing, but they are not treating the incident as linked to wider threats.
00:28A large police cordon was put in place as emergency services responded and witnesses spoken to.
00:35The attack happened at lunchtime in Covent Garden, the capital's busy tourist area, filled with bars, theatres and restaurants.
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