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Anti-Muslim slurs heard in London stabbing

Witnesses say they heard "anti-Muslim slurs" during a London stabbing.

Forest Hill train station
Witnesses say they heard "anti-Muslim slurs" during a London train station stabbing. (AAP)

Police are seeking more information about a London train station stabbing after several eyewitnesses said a suspect shouted anti-Muslim slogans.

The stabbing happened on Monday as a train pulled into the Forest Hill station in southeast London.

It was not immediately clear if the stabbing happened on the train or at the station.

The victim was hospitalised in serious condition and the suspect was arrested. He has not been charged.

Witness Miguel Oliveira told Britain's Press Association that the man was "shouting stuff like 'death to Muslims' and 'go back to Syria"' after the attack. Other witnesses had similar accounts.

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British Transport Police say they are not treating the stabbing as terrorism-related "at this time".


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