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Tube worker stabbed in the face at Lancaster Gate station

A Tube worker has been stabbed in the face at a Lancaster Gate Underground station.

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London Underground brandish attack on staff member as 'horrible' and 'unprovoked'

This was a horrible, unprovoked attack towards our Customer Service Assistant who was just doing his job. Our staff should be allowed to carry out their daily work duties without fear of attack from the public. Thanks to the work and efforts of the British Transport Police this offender has been arrested and we will continue to work with our policing partners to identify offenders and push for the toughest penalties for anyone who abuses our staff.

– Nick Brown, LU’s Chief Operating Officer

Tube worker stabbed in the face at Lancaster Gate station

Credit: PA

A Tube worker has been stabbed in the face at a Lancaster Gate Underground station.

The victim, a man in his 30s, was in the booking hall of the station when he was attacked at around 10.40am this morning.

The 40-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene.

Paramedics have taken the victim to hospital but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

The Central Line station was closed while officers gathered evidence but has since reopened.

Our officers were called to the booking hall at Lancaster Gate London Underground station at 10.40am on Friday, 23 January. A member of station staff had been stabbed in the face.

Colleagues from the Metropolitan Police Service and London Ambulance Service also attended, and the station was closed. A 40-year-old man was arrested at the station, and the member of staff has been taken to hospital.

– British Transport Police spokesperson

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