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A nursery school worker has been taken to hospital with a "slash wound" after reports of a stabbing in east London, police have said.

The victim, who is in her 30s, was attacked in Hermon Hill, Wanstead, on her way to work at about 09:30 BST.

Nursery manager Karrien Stevens said the woman told her she was slashed by three Asian women dressed in black.

Counter-terrorism police have been informed but are not treating it as a terrorist incident.

Ms Stevens, who runs Little Diamonds nursery in Hermon Hill, said the woman told her that she was attacked while on her way to work from Wanstead High Street.

The attackers slashed her arm from the wrist upwards before running off down the street, she said, and shouted out "something to do with Allah and the Koran".

The victim's injuries are not life threatening but she was taken to an east London hospital as a precaution, the Metropolitan Police said.

In a statement, the force added: "The suspects fled the scene prior to police arrival in an unknown direction.

"No arrests have been made. Enquiries continue.

"The Met's Counter Terrorism Command has been made aware of the incident but is not investigating at this time."</s>A nursery worker was stabbed by three women as they chanted 'Allah will get you'.

Karrien Stevens, who runs Little Diamonds nursery in Hermon Hill, London confirmed that a member of staff, aged in her 30s, was slashed by three women while on her way to work this morning.

The victim was walking down Wanstead High Street in north London when she was set upon by three girls and knifed, according to her boss.

It is believed that the victim was stabbed from behind as her attackers chanted.

The nursery boss said the attackers ran off when a man came to rescue the woman and took her into work.

She added: 'When she got to work we couldn't believe it and called the police straight away. It's terrible, I'm absolutely horrified.

'You don't expect something like this to happen on your doorstep.'

The Metropolitan Police confirmed that it was called at 9.36am and found the victim with a 'slash wound'.

They drove the victim around the area to try to find the perpetrators but failed to find them.

No arrests have been made, but officers are still investigating.

A spokesman for the London Ambulance service said: 'We sent an ambulance crew to the scene, arriving in under six minutes.

'We treated a woman and the scene and took her to a hospital in east London.'</s>A nursery worker has been slashed by three women who chanted "Allah" in Wanstead, north east London, her colleague has said.

The woman was set upon as she travelled to work at a nursery in Wanstead, north east London.

The colleague, who did not want to be named, said the victim had "three Asian girls behind her chanting the Koran, 'Allah'".

She added: "They pulled her to the ground, punched her, kicked her. One of them pulled out a knife and cut her arm from her wrist to her elbow.

"The police turned up, the ambulance cleaned her wounds up."

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said they were called at 9:36am on Wednesday to reports of an assault in Hermon Hill.

He said: "Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and found a woman, aged in her 30s, with a slash wound. Her injuries are not life-threatening.

"She has been taken to an east London hospital as a precaution.

"The suspects fled the scene prior to police arrival in an unknown direction.

"No arrests have been made. Enquiries continue."

"Counter-terror officers are aware of the incident but it is not being treated as terrorism at this stage," the Met spokesman added.

The victim, described as a white woman, was attacked by three women "dressed all in black" less than 10 minutes' walk from the nursery at around 9.30am, her colleague said.

She insisted the incident was not related to the nursery or their work.

Asked about her colleague's condition, she added: "She's okay, considering. Obviously it's a shock, she's in shock. She was in tears and she had a cut right up her arm.

"Her stomach was hurting, she had marks all over her, her hair was pulled out."</s>A nursery worker has been slashed by three women who chanted "Allah" in Wanstead, north east London, her colleague has said.

More here when we get it.</s>Counter Terrorism Police have been alerted after three women, alleged shouting “Allah will get you” and quoting the Quran, stabbed a nursery school worker in North London.

The victim was waiting at a junction in Wanstead at around 9.30am when she was attacked from behind by the trio, pulled to the ground, and attacked with a blade. The women’s injuries are not said to be life-threatening, but the school is on “lockdown”.

The BBC described the attackers as “three Asian women dressed in black”, but declined to mention the reports of “Allah” chants, and insisted it was not being treated as a terrorist incident at this time.

Karrien Stevens, the manager of Little Diamonds Nursery, said the worker was treated by paramedics and later taken to a hospital.

She told the East London and West Essex Guardian: “She got to the Hermon Hill traffic lights when she was attacked from behind by three girls who pulled her to the ground.

“They started kicking and punching her and then took out a knife and slashed her arm. Apparently, they were shouting parts of the Quran saying things like ‘Allah will get you.”

Speaking to the Ilford Recorder, Ms. Stevens added: “It’s scary that something like this can happen right in front of your doorstep. What is going on at the moment out there? It’s ridiculous. I don’t know what these people were hoping to achieve.”

The Met have confirmed Counter Terrorism Command are aware of the incident but said they are not leading the investigation. No arrest have been made.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “We were called at 9.36am to reports of a stabbing in Hermon Hill.

“Officers responding to the scene discovered a woman in her 30s who had suffered slash wounds. Her injuries are not life-threatening but she has been taken to hospital as a precaution.

“The three suspects fled the scene before police officers arrived and they are still not accounted for.”

A spokesman for the London Ambulance service said: “We were called at 9:43 am to reports of an incident on Hermon Hill.

“We sent an ambulance crew to the scene, arriving in under six minutes. We treated a woman and the scene and took her to a hospital in east London.”</s>A nursery worker was stabbed by three women as they chanted ‘Allah will get you’.

Karrien Stevens, who runs Little Diamonds nursery in Hermon Hill, London confirmed that a member of staff, aged in her 30s, was slashed by three women while on her way to work this morning.

The victim was walking down Wanstead High Street in north London when she was set upon by three girls and knifed, according to her boss.

It is believed that the victim was stabbed from behind as her attackers chanted ‘Allah’, however police are not treating it as a terrorist incident.</s>No doubt the MSM will be expressing their bewilderment over what motivated the attack.

A nursery worker was dragged to the ground and stabbed by three women as they chanted ‘Allah will get you’.

Karrien Stevens, who runs Little Diamonds nursery in Hermon Hill, London said a member of staff, aged in her 30s, was punched, kicked and slashed by three girls while on her way to work this morning. […]

The nursery boss described the attackers as ‘Asian girls’ and said they ran off when a man came to rescue and took her into work.

 She added: ‘When she got to work we couldn’t believe it and called the police straight away. It’s terrible, I’m absolutely horrified. You don’t expect something like this to happen on your doorstep.’

A colleague, who did not want to be named, said the victim had ‘three Asian girls behind her chanting the Koran and “Allah”‘.</s>A nursery worker was slashed with a knife during an attack by three women who shouted "Allah", according to reports.

The woman was assaulted as she travelled to work at Little Diamonds nursery school in Wanstead, north east London.

A colleague of the victim, who did not want to be named, said the nursery worker had "three Asian girls behind her chanting about the Qu'ran, and 'Allah"'.

She added: "They pulled her to the ground, punched her, kicked her. One of them pulled out a knife and cut her arm from her wrist to her elbow.

"The police turned up, the ambulance cleaned her wounds up."

The victim, described as a white woman, was attacked by three women "dressed all in black" less than 10 minutes' walk from the nursery at around 9.30am, her colleague said.

She insisted the incident was not related to the nursery or their work.

Asked about her colleague's condition, she added: "She's okay, considering. Obviously it's a shock, she's in shock. She was in tears and she had a cut right up her arm.

"Her stomach was hurting, she had marks all over her, her hair was pulled out."

A Met Police spokesman said: “We were called at 9.36am to reports of a stabbing in Hermon Hill.

“Officers responding to the scene discovered a woman in her 30s who had suffered slash wounds. Her injuries are not life threatening but she has been taken to hospital as a precaution.

“The three suspects fled the scene before police officers arrived and they are still not accounted for.”</s>A nursery worker was slashed after being attacked by three women as she went to work.

The woman was assaulted near a nursery in Wanstead in east London. A colleague, who did not want to be named, said:

They pulled her to the ground, punched her, kicked her. One of them pulled out a knife and cut her arm from her wrist to her elbow. The police turned up, the ambulance cleaned her wounds up.

Counter-terror officers are aware of the incident but it is not being treated as terrorism at this stage.

The victim, described as a white woman, was attacked by three women "dressed all in black" less than 10 minutes' walk from the nursery at around 9.30 this morning, her colleague said.

Asked about her condition, she said:</s>A nursery worker has been slashed by three women who chanted "Allah" in Wanstead, north east London, her colleague has said.

Karrien Stevens, who runs Little Diamonds nursery in Hermon Hill, confirmed that one of her staff was set upon by three women while on her way to work from Wanstead High Street.

According to reports, while the unnamed woman waited at the junction with Hermon Hill at 9.30am, she was attacked from behind by the trio.

Ms Stevens alleges the victim told her the assailants then shouted: “Allah, Allah.”

The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that Counter Terrorism Command were aware of the incident.

But, according to reports, they are not leading the investigation.

A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: “We were called at 9.36am to reports of a stabbing in Hermon Hill.

“Officers responding to the scene discovered a woman in her 30s who had suffered slash wounds.

"Her injuries are not life threatening but she has been taken to hospital as a precaution.

“The three suspects fled the scene before police officers arrived and they are still not accounted for.”

Ms Stevens told the Ilford Recorder: “It’s scary that something like this can happen right in front of your doorstep.

“What is going on at the moment out there?

"I don’t know what these people were hoping to achieve.”

A Redbridge Council spokeswoman said: “Redbridge Council were advised of a reported stabbing in the north of the borough this morning.

“We informed schools and early years providers of this incident and advised them to take precautions to keep children safe until we could clarify the situation.

"We have now given them updated information and advice.”
A childcare worker in London is reportedly stabbed by three Muslim women while on her way to work, suffering non life threatening injuries.