‘Police remain in area’ – Met’s statement in fullpublished at 15:00 BST
Here’s what the Metropolitan Police has said:
“At around 12:27hrs on Wednesday, 5 August, police were called to reports of stabbing on Endell Street, Covent Garden.
“Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance.
Four men – aged 34, 39, 42, and 52 – were found with stab wounds and assessed at the scene by paramedics. They have since been taken to hospital and we await an update on their injuries.
“A 47-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault. She was taken to custody where she remains.
“Police remain in the area, with a scene in place on Endell Street and the surrounding areas in Covent Garden.”
