Crime reporter(wp/es):
Armed police stormed a west London street after two men were stabbed in broad daylight.
Police descended on Pump Lane in Hayes at around 1.40pm on Friday after a man in his 40s and another in his 20s were knifed following a disturbance.
The men’s injuries are not believed to be life threatening as they were rushed to hospital. A 45-year-old man was arrested at the scene and has been taken into custody at a west London police station.
Witnesses told the Standard the attack took place outside the Hayes Muslim Centre, which is next to a Wilko store, near the town centre.
One man told the weastar times: “The stabbing definitely happened outside the Mosque as police cordoned off a whole section of pavement from the junction to the end of Wilkinson.
“From what I can gather two guys who were acquainted were involved, one was being treated in the ambulance.”
Terrified shoppers told how they were locked inside the shop for their own safety after seeing one of the injured men and “blood everywhere”.
One woman said on Facebook: “Wot a lovely friday afternoon bein locked in wilkinsons hayes due to stabbing outside shop . Police every wer.
“It was horrible. The guy had blood everywer got stabbed in the nick. And about 5 guys wer restraining the guy that did it . Kids wer every wer watcjing . made me feel sick x (sic)
Police said armed officers at the scene were approached by two people, a bus driver and a police community support officer, who claimed they were threatened by a group of men in a car.
The vehicle was reported to have a knife and a gun inside before it left the scene.
Armed police cordoned off a stretch of Pump Lane and are searching the area.
Scotland Yard has said investigations into the two incidents are ongoing but are not being treated as terror-related.
The Evening Standard has contacted the Hayes Muslim Centre for a comment.
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