Armed police sealed off a mosque in London on Thursday night after a man was fatally stabbed in a nearby street.

The Metropolitan Police said the victim was found with stab wounds in Elmton Court, Cunningham Place, Westminster, at about 6.15pm on Thursday.

He was treated at the scene with help from London Ambulance Service paramedics but later died in hospital, the force said.

A Met Police spokeswoman confirmed the incident is linked to a search at a nearby mosque.

"We do have officers searching the area for the suspects," she said.

Witnesses have also claimed they saw police make arrests at the scene but the Met said it continues to hunt the suspects.

The force tweeted that the attack was not terror-related.

It said: "Officers continue to deal with a stabbing at Cunningham Place/Park Road, Westminster. We can confirm that this incident is not terror related. Searches for suspects are ongoing."