A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder after three people were found dead in Nottingham in the UK. That’s what Reuters writes, citing the British police. Large parts of the city are still blocked off on Tuesday evening, the BBC reports. Two of the victims were found dead in Ikeston Street in the city center a little after four o’clock on Tuesday night. They then received a message that a van had tried to run down three people elsewhere in the city centre. The police are working this morning to secure evidence at the scene. Photo: Jacob King/PA via AP / AP Another man was later found dead in Magdala Road, which is about three kilometers away. Those hit have been taken to hospital where they are receiving treatment. Two of those killed were students Two of those killed were students at the University of Nottingham, the university said on Twitter. The act of violence is being described in the British media as a suspected knife and van attack. However, it is still unclear exactly what happened, and the police have not gone into more detail about the sequence of events. – This is a cruel and tragic incident that has claimed the lives of three people, says emergency manager Kate Meynell to Reuters. An area has been cordoned off in the ongoing operation in Nottingham. Public transport has also been temporarily suspended in the city. Photo: Jacob King/PA via AP / AP – We believe these three incidents are connected and we have a man in custody. The investigation is in an early phase and our investigators are working to get an overview of what has happened, says Meynell. She asks the public to be patient while the police continue to work to secure evidence at the scene. Describes knife attack on open street Witnesses state that in connection with the incident in Ilkeston Road, they heard screams and saw a young man and woman being attacked with a knife. After that, the attacker, who is described by a witness as having been dressed in all black with a hood and rucksack, must have calmly walked away from the scene. Shortly afterwards another call came from another street that several people had been injured after being hit by a van. Police have cordoned off an area where an incident is taking place in Nottingham. Photo: Jacob King/PA via AP / AP Witness Lynn Haggitt, who was on her way to work around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, says she saw a van pull up next to her. – He looked in the mirror, saw a police car behind him, then he accelerated, there were two people … he drove straight into them, she told the British broadcaster.
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