倫敦警方表示 砍殺事件與恐怖主義無關

London police said Thursday that they found no evidence of radicalization to suggest terrorism after a Somali man stabbed a woman to death and wounded five other people in central London. Instead, they say the attack was likely triggered by mental health issues.

倫敦警方星期四說，他們沒有找到襲擊者受到激進主義影響的證據，這位殺死1名女性並導致5人受傷的索馬里男子應與恐怖主義無關，襲擊可能是精神疾病引起的。

Police arrested the 19-year-old man in Russell Square, near the University of London, after incapacitating him with a Taser. The man – who has yet to be publicly named – is in police custody at a nearby hospital.

警方在倫敦大學附近的羅素廣場用電擊槍控制了一名19歲男子，隨後將他逮捕。這個尚未公佈身份的男子目前被警方拘留在附近醫院裏。

Police identified the 60-year-old woman who was stabbed to death as an American citizen. She was treated at the scene by paramedics, but pronounced dead shortly after. Three victims were released from the hospital early Thursday morning. The condition of two others was unknown.

警察確認，被刺殺的女性60歲，是美國公民，她在案發現場經醫護人員搶救後不久就宣告死亡。3名受傷者星期四早上已出院，另外兩名傷者的情況還不清楚。

Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police Service's Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations, said police believe the mental health of the suspect to be a “significant factor” in the case, but cautioned that it is just one of several lines of inquiry.

倫敦警察廳負責特別行動的助理總監馬克·勞利說，警方認爲，在這個案子中，嫌疑人的精神狀況是一個“重要因素”，但同時提醒人們，這只是幾條調查線索之一。

Police received a call about the attack in progress around 10:30 p.m. local time, and within about 10 minutes had arrived on the scene and subdued the attacker.

當地時間晚上10:30左右警方收到一通電話，報告正在發生的襲擊事件。過了大約10分鐘，警察趕到現場將襲擊者制伏。

Rowley said that, as a precautionary measure, there would be an increased presence of armed police on the streets of London Thursday morning to provide Londoners “reassurance and safety.” The knife attack came the same day London officials announced an increase in armed police patrolling the city in an effort to prevent terror attacks.

勞利說，作爲預防性措施，倫敦街頭星期四早上將增派武裝警察，以便讓倫敦人感到“放心和安全”。持刀殺人事件發生的同一天，倫敦官員宣佈，爲預防恐怖襲擊，倫敦市將增派武裝警察巡邏。