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Australians among injured in mass stabbing in London that left one American woman dead

The attack was carried out by a young man with mental health issues.
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An American woman has been murdered in a mass stabbing attack in Central London.

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The victim has been named as Darlene Horton, 64. The SMH report that she was the wife of a US psychology professor.

She was treated at the scene but pronounced dead shortly after.

Two Australians are among the injured, a man and a woman. It is not clear if they are a couple.

Other victims injured in the attack had a range of different nationalities, with people from America, Israel and Britain also caught up in the attack.

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The attack was carried out by a young man with mental health issues. Investigators have ruled out terrorism as a factor.

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London has issued a statement and said the safety of Londoners is his “number one priority.”

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