LONDON TERROR: One American Woman Dead & Five Injured in Russell Square Stabbing Rampage

ONE AMERICAN WOMAN DEAD AND 5 INJURED IN LONDON …

A Somali teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed to death and five people injured in an attack in central London.

Police originally said terrorism could not be ruled out but later said they had “not found any evidence of radicalisation or anything that would suggest the man in our custody was motivated by terrorism.” However, later they called the incident a “random attack” with mental health issues at the heart of it.

The 19-year-old Norwegian, of Somali origin, was Tasered by police outside the Imperial Hotel, in Southampton Row.

He was initially in hospital under armed guard but was this morning moved to a police station and arrested on suspicion of murder, police confirmed.

Norway’s foreign ministry said the teen emigrated from the Scandanavian country to Britain in 2002 when he was five years old.

The American woman, in her 60s, was treated at the scene but she died a short time later.

Five people – two women and three men – were taken to hospital for their injuries.

None of their injuries are life-threatening, police said.

They are British, Israeli and Australian citizens.

Matthew Barzun, US Ambassador to the UK, tweeted: “Heartbreaking news that a US citizen was killed in #RussellSquare attack.

“My prayers are with all the victims and their loved ones.”

Man Held After London Knife Attack That Killed an American.

The woman who was killed was an American citizen, and the five wounded people, two women and three men, included citizens of Australia, Britain, Israel and the United States, Mr. Rowley said. All were hospitalized, but three were treated and released. Officials at the United States Embassy in London would not identify the victim, but Ambassador Matthew Barzun expressed his condolences on Twitter.