5 people stabbed at Penn Station ahead of Donald Trump visit to New York
· Toronto Sun
A suspect reported to be emotionally disturbed was in custody after five people were stabbed on Sunday evening at Penn Station in New York City.
The New York Fire Department said in a statement that the victims included one person with serious injuries, two with moderate injuries and two with minor injuries, while operations were “ongoing.”
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“Perp in custody,” the statement said, via AFP .
Incident happened day before Trump visit
The incident happened just after 7 p.m., the New York Post reported, citing FDNY.
It was unclear what led to the attack, although the Post reported via sources that the suspect was in an emotionally disturbed state .
The incident came amid heightened security concerns in New York City with U.S. President Donald Trump expected to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday night at Madison Square Garden, which is across the road from Penn Station.
Trump recently said that he accepted an invitation to the game from New York Knicks owner James Dolan.
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Fans of the Knicks, who are up 2-0 against the San Antonio Spurs in the best-of-seven series, were warned on Saturday to bring as little as possible to Madison Square Garden and that they would be welcomed with airport-style security screening upon entry to the arena, according to CNBC .
A watch party outside the arena was also scrapped, CNBC reported, as part of a joint decision by the New York Police Department and the Secret Service.
“This was done fully in co-ordination with the Secret Service because of the presidential visit,” an NYPD statement said. “We expect watch parties at Madison Square Garden to resume for Game 4.”
Not only that, but security has been ramped up ahead of neighbouring East Rutherford, N.J., hosting its first FIFA World Cup match next Saturday between Brazil and Morocco.
— With files from AFP.