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A woman has died and five other people injured in a knife attack in Russell Square, central London. One of the victims, a woman in her 60s, was treated at the scene but was pronounced dead a short time later. A 19-year-old man was arrested at 22:39 on Wednesday evening after a Taser was discharged by an officer. The Met said mental health was a "significant factor" in the events. Paul was at the scene shortly after the attack. He said "I was going for drinks with a friend near the square […] I saw the police cordon, then the armed police, and I thought - this isn't normal." He added: "The place was covered in police, there must have been seventy or eighty officers of all different forms and ranks there." This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Thursday 4 August 2016.