Bow Church station incident: Huge police presence as man arrested and knife seized

Luke O'Reilly23 July 2020
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A man has been arrested after running onto the tracks at Bow Church station.

The British Transport Police (BTP) and Metropolitan Police were called at 4pm on Thursday following a report of a fight near to Bow Church DLR station.

BTP said, following the fight, someone had run onto the train tracks and a weapon had been witnessed.

The force said a knife was seized and the Metropolitan Police made one arrest

Police lining the tracks at Bow Church station
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British Transport Police said in a statement: "We were called to Bow Church DLR station in London at 4pm today following an incident involving a weapon.

"Officers from @BTP and @metpoliceuk are at the scene and enquiries are ongoing. One person has been arrested."

Imagery shared to social media shows officers and police dogs searching the rail lines and a police helicopter aiding the search.

Inquiries are ongoing into the fight and how it started.

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