A security guard at a busy M&S was left bleeding after trying to stop a knife-wielding suspected shoplifter.
Emergency services attended the M&S food shop at North Wharf Road, Paddington Basin in central London.
Eyewitnesses reported a man running away from the scene with shouting being heard, while another added they had seen paramedics "rushing in" to the busy shop.
An eyewitness, Adam, told GB News: "We saw someone running away from the M&S and heard shouting but didn’t get a look at him."
Police in attendance outside the Marks and Spencer in Paddington
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Police outside the M&S
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Another eyewitness told GB News that he saw a pair "scuffling" and a man running off with a knife. He added that he ran off but could not keep up with him.
A spokesman from the Met Police said: "Police were called at 12:22hrs on Friday, 28 February following reports of a man being stabbed inside a shop on North Wharf Road, W2.
"The victim has been taken to hospital and his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
"Officers remain in the area and no arrests have been made at this stage. A cordon is in place at the location. "
The M&S in North Wharf Road, PaddingtonGB News
A London Ambulance Service spokesman told GB News: "We were called at 12.20pm today (28 February) to reports of a stabbing on North Wharf Road, W2.
"We sent an ambulance crew and a paramedic from our tactical response unit to the scene.
“Our first paramedic arrived on scene in less than three minutes. We treated a man at the scene and took him to hospital.”
