See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy ELEANOR MANN and SHANNON MCGUIGAN, NEWS REPORTER Published: 16:37 BST, 10 September 2026 | Updated: 17:26 BST, 10 September 2026
Seven men have been arrested after four men were stabbed amid reports of a 'machete-wielding gang' running through Bromley High Street today. Emergency services attended the scene at around 2.15pm and found four men who had been stabbed. All four were rushed to hospital by the London Ambulance Service, with three being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. One remains in critical condition.The high street is currently closed both ways, from Ringers Road to Ethelbert Road, with a police cordon in place. The seven men arrested remain in custody. Police said there is not currently believed to be any wider threat to the public. An air ambulance, the London Fire Brigade and the Met Police were dispatched to the incident. The scene at Bromley this afternoon, where four people were stabbed and have since been rushed to hospital Met Police officers, a paramedic in a fast response car, an air ambulance and the London Fire Brigade were dispatched to the scene People shared images on social media and eyewitnesses warned of 'machete-wielding gangs' A Met Police spokesperson: 'At around 14:15hrs on Thursday, September 10, officers were called to reports of an altercation on Bromley High Street.'Officers attended the scene alongside the London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance and found four men with stab wounds. 'Three of them were taken to hospital where they are receiving treatment for non-life-threatening injuries. One is in critical condition.'Seven men were arrested and they all remain in custody.'Police enquiries continue and there is not believed to be any wider threat to the public.A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: 'We were called at 2.19pm today to reports of a stabbing on Bromley High Street, Bromley. 'We sent ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer and an advanced paramedic.'We also dispatched London's Air Ambulance. We treated four patients at the scene and took them all to hospital'.Anyone with information has been asked to contact the police force by calling 101 and quoting 4008/10SEP. Alternatively, those who want to report anonymously can do so by calling the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
