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Ammon News - An attacker wielding a samurai sword killed a 14-year-old schoolboy in a daylight rampage in north-east London, with Rishi Sunak saying: “Such violence has no place on our streets.”

The 22-minute attack, which happened in Hainault and was filmed and uploaded to social media in almost real time by witnesses, began just before 7am.

The teenager who died was thought to have been on his way to school and is believed to be from a Nigerian family. Four other people, including two police officers, were wounded.

Footage posted on social media appeared to show officers confronting the attacker as a body lay on the street nearby. Police later pleaded with the public not to share graphic images and videos.

A 36-year-old man who was Tasered close to the scene was arrested on suspicion of murder, but was taken to hospital and had yet to be questioned on Tuesday night.

The suspect had earlier rammed a van into a house before he began prowling the streets and attacking victims at random. Police said the attack was not believed to have been targeted or terror-related.

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