This is the shocking infinitesimal a thug brazenly wields a machete extracurricular an eastbound London DLR presumption portion riding a bicycle, narrowly missing cars and bystanders arsenic helium waves the immense leaf successful the street.
Police were called to Island Gardens DLR presumption this day aft radical reported a 'group of males' fighting, immoderate of whom were thought to beryllium carrying knives.
Shocking footage posted to X shows a man, dressed successful black, riding the motorcycle connected a engaged roadworthy successful eastbound London.
The thug astir hits a passing car arsenic helium cycles into the mediate of the road.
The antheral past takes retired the agelong leaf arsenic helium continues to thrust the bicycle with 1 hand.
In a clip posted to X, a man, dressed successful black, could beryllium seen pulling a machete retired portion helium rides a bicycle extracurricular Island Gardens DLR station
Police said they had been called to the country aft radical reported a 'group of males' fighting, immoderate of whom were thought to beryllium carrying knives
Another antheral riding a motorcycle was seen connected the pavement extracurricular the DLR station
The thugs continued to rhythm astir the engaged country arsenic cars passed
At 1 point, a pistillate is seen with a babe successful a pushchair conscionable yards distant from the knife-wielding thug
He past heads towards different man, who is cycling connected the pavement successful beforehand of the DLR station, and the duo ellipse the country arsenic cars proceed to thrust past.
Another antheral is aboriginal seen riding a motorcycle arsenic shocked bystanders ticker on.
At 1 point, a woman, driving a babe successful a pushchair, walks towards the roadworthy from the presumption conscionable yards distant from the machete-wielding man.
A constabulary spokesperson said: 'Police were called astatine 15:10hrs connected Friday, 19 April to reports of a radical of males warring - immoderate equipped with knives - successful Manchester Road E14.
'Officers responded instantly and scoured the country for those progressive but determination was nary trace.
'There were nary reports of immoderate injuries.
'Officers are alert of the video successful circulation and further enquiries are ongoing.'
This comes aft weapon attacks took spot astatine Beckenham Station and Kennington Underground Station wrong hours of each other.
Terrifying footage shared connected societal media showed a antheral wielding a ample weapon connected committee a Southeastern bid soon earlier 4pm connected March 28 arsenic helium stood implicit different antheral arsenic horrified passengers looked connected - earlier the attacker fled the scene.
And soon aft 10.30pm successful Kennington, southbound London, exigency services were called to the Tube presumption aft receiving reports of passengers being stabbed connected the presumption level - including 1 who sought to measurement successful to help.
Police and different exigency services astatine the country astatine Kennington presumption connected March 28
British Transport Police officers - including a canine handler - searched gardens adjacent to Kennington Underground presumption aft the attack
The onslaught successful Kennington came hours aft an incidental connected committee a moving Southeastern bid arsenic a antheral stabbed different antheral with a ample weapon (pictured)
The alleged attacker was past seen walking on the thoroughfare with a ample leaf successful his manus arsenic helium fled the scene
The British Transport Police (BTP) said it does not judge the incidents, which happened six hours and 8 miles apart, are linked.
A antheral successful his 30s has since been arrested successful narration to the Kennington attack.
Rakeem Thomas, 19, was charged with attempted execution pursuing a constabulary probe into the Beckenham bid incident.
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