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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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Tube worker stabbed in the face at Lancaster Gate station

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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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