A man has been arrested on suspicion of GBH following the stabbing incident near the British Museum. Police were called at about 10:00 a.m. BST reported that a man had suffered an arm injury at the junction of Great Russell Street and Museum Street. He was stabbed. Paramedics took him to the hospital for treatment.

An eyewitness told the BBC that he saw an "angry man", with a knife similar to a machete attacking him. As such, the museum was temporarily vacated but has reopened after having implemented increased security measures by increasing search operations.

There is no ongoing threat to the public, and authorities did not treat the incident as being terror-related. A Metropolitan Police cordon has been put in place around the vicinity of the museum. The Plough pub at the Little Russell Street junction on Museum Street, which was also cordoned off, reportedly houses an active kitchen.

Witnesses described the chaotic scene, with people rushing to inform others and call for police presence. "A visitor from New York mentioned her experience, saying she was asked to leave the museum queue due to the stabbing incident," they said. An ambulance rushed to the scene, escorted by police vans, was seen by an American visitor.

The London Ambulance Service took care of the injured man at the scene, and afterward, they moved him to a major trauma centre for prompt medical attention. The museum’s spokesperson was concerned over his health condition and said their team of security guards helped visitors until emergency services arrived. Incidents like this keep raising people’s sensitivity toward vigilance as well as responses that are needed for public safety purposes.