Man held after three killed in UK's Nottingham
Police arrested a man on Tuesday after three people were found dead and a van tried to mow down three others in the central English city of Nottingham in incidents authorities believe are linked. Nottingham's centre was cordoned off, with a heavy police presence, including some armed officers following the events that left residents shaken. Polce said a 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder but they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the incidents. Counter-terrorism police have been drafted in to help with the investigation but there has been no formal declaration that it was a terror incident. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak thanked emergency services who had dealt with the "shocking incident" in the city, which is home to more than 320,000 people. "My thoughts are with those injured, and the family and loved ones of those who have lost their lives," he said. Police were called just after 4:00 am (0300 GMT) after two people were found dead in Ilkeston Road, which runs west out of the city centre between the city's two university campuses. Residents reported hearing screams and seeing a young man and woman being stabbed, before the attacker – said by one witness to be a "black guy dressed all in black with a hood and rucksack" – walked off calmly. The body of a man was also found on Magdala Road, about 3.2 kilometres away, police said. The three people hit by the van, in Milton Street, in the city centre, were being treated in hospital, the force added. One was in a critical condition while the others had minor injuries, it added. A white Vauxhall van with a shattered windscreen was cordoned off a mile away outside a convenience store. (AFP)