A man has been stabbed to death outside Clapham Common Tube station in south London - the second fatal knife attack in the capital in 24 hours.

Police and ambulance crews were called to Clapham Park Road just before 2.40pm on Friday, where they found the victim - a man in his 40s - with stab wounds.

He could not be saved and died at the scene.

There have so far been no arrests.

Superintendent Sean Oxley, from the South Central Command Unit, said: "Our thoughts are with the victim and his family.


"Urgent police work is under way to establish the full circumstances and catch those responsible for this terrible act.

"This is a very busy area and I am sure the incident would have been witnessed by many people."

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Mr Oxley said a Section 60 Order, which grants police extra powers including to stop and search, would be in place in the area on Friday night.

The victim's next of kin have not yet been informed.

It followed the death of another man, believed to be in his early 20s, who was fatally stabbed near London Central Mosque on Thursday evening.

Scotland Yard said the incident was not believed to be terror-related and officers are continuing to search for the suspects, with no arrests made so far.

A 29-year-old, Hassan Ahmed Mohamoud, was also killed on Thursday after being stabbed in the neck in the Toxteth area of Liverpool. A 28-year-old man has been arrested.

:: Witnesses and those with information about the stabbing at Clapham Common are asked to call 101 citing reference CAD 4448/29Mar, or tweet to @MetCC or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.