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Teenage Boy Killed in London Sword Attack

Footage posted on social media appears to show a man wearing a yellow hooded top carrying a large blade. (The Telegraph)
Footage posted on social media appears to show a man wearing a yellow hooded top carrying a large blade. (The Telegraph)
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Teenage Boy Killed in London Sword Attack

Footage posted on social media appears to show a man wearing a yellow hooded top carrying a large blade. (The Telegraph)
Footage posted on social media appears to show a man wearing a yellow hooded top carrying a large blade. (The Telegraph)

A 14-year-old boy was killed and four other people were injured after a stabbing in London on Tuesday involving a man with a sword.

Police said they did not believe the incident was terrorism-related and there was no ongoing threat to the wider community.

Police tasered and arrested the man after the incident near Hainault in east London. Video footage showed a man wielding what appeared to be a sword.

"It is with great sadness that I confirm one of those injured, a 14-year-old boy, has died. He was taken to hospital after being stabbed and sadly died shortly afterwards," London's Metropolitan Police Chief Superintendent Stuart Bell said.

He said it was not believed to be a targeted attack.

London's Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Louisa Rolfe told reporters a 36-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder and was currently in hospital, having suffered injuries when his van collided with a building.

Two members of the public and two police officers were in hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The two police officers had stab wounds requiring surgery.

Britain's King Charles paid tribute to those affected and praised the courage of the emergencies services that helped to contain the incident.

"His (King Charles) thoughts and prayers are with all those affected - in particular, the family of the young victim who has lost his life," a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said. 

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Pro-Palestinian Cornell Student to Leave US after Officials Asked for Surrender

People walk on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, Feb. 2, 2024. (AP)
People walk on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, Feb. 2, 2024. (AP)
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Pro-Palestinian Cornell Student to Leave US after Officials Asked for Surrender

People walk on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, Feb. 2, 2024. (AP)
People walk on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, Feb. 2, 2024. (AP)

A Cornell University student who participated in pro-Palestinian protests and was asked to surrender by US immigration officials said on Monday he was leaving the United States, citing fear of detention and threats to his personal safety.

Momodou Taal, a doctoral candidate in Africana Studies and dual citizen of the UK and The Gambia, has participated in pro-Palestinian protests against Israel's war in Gaza following an October 2023 Hamas attack. His attorneys said last month that he was asked to turn himself in and that his student visa was being revoked.

President Donald Trump has pledged to deport foreign pro-Palestinian protesters and accused them of supporting Hamas, being antisemitic and posing foreign policy hurdles.

Protesters, including some Jewish groups, say the Trump administration wrongly conflates their criticism of Israel and support for Palestinian rights with antisemitism and support for the Hamas group.

Last year, Taal was in a group of activists who disrupted a career fair on campus that featured weapons manufacturers and the university thereafter ordered him to study remotely. He previously posted online that "colonised peoples have the right to resist by any means necessary."

Taal filed a lawsuit in mid-March to block deportations of protesters, a bid that was denied by a judge last week.

"Given what we have seen across the United States, I have lost faith that a favourable ruling from the courts would guarantee my personal safety and ability to express my beliefs," Taal said on X.

OTHER CASES

Trump's administration has attempted to crack down on pro-Palestinian voices. Rights advocates condemn the moves.

Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil was arrested in early March and is legally challenging his detention. Trump, without evidence, accused Khalil of supporting Hamas. Khalil denies links to the group that Washington considers a "foreign terrorist organization."

Badar Khan Suri, an Indian studying at Georgetown University, was detained earlier in March. Suri's lawyer denies he supported Hamas. A federal judge barred Suri's deportation.

The legal team of Yunseo Chung, a Korean American Columbia University student, said last week her lawful permanent resident status was being revoked. A judge ruled she cannot be detained for now.

A judge on Friday temporarily barred the deportation of a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University named Rumeysa Ozturk, who was taken into custody by immigration officials and who, a year ago, co-authored an opinion piece calling to "acknowledge the Palestinian genocide."

The Trump administration says it may have revoked over 300 visas.