LONDON -- A man stabbed an 11-year-old girl and her mother in London's bustling theater district on Monday before being arrested, police said, adding that there was no indication that the attack was terrorism-related.
The attack occurred shortly before noon outside a tea shop in Leicester Square, a magnet for tourists with its shops and theaters.
Workers from nearby shops leapt to the assistance of the victims. Officers arrived within four minutes and arrested the attacker, police said. Police said they weren't seeking anyone else in connection with the attack.
A man working as security in the tea shop said he had witnessed the attack and had intervened after a young girl and a woman he believed to be her mother were injured.