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The World Tonight: Hainault: Man arrested after boy killed in sword attack

Hainault: Man arrested after boy killed in sword attack

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Four other people were injured before the suspect was tasered by police

A 14-year-old schoolboy has died after an attacker armed with a sword went on the rampage near Hainault Underground Station in northeast London. The 36-year-old suspect is in hospital after driving his van into a house as the attack began, and police have been unable to speak to him. 
The incident is not being treated as terror-related.

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