Police are investigating two other incidents which they say are linked to a reported stabbing at a Cardiff cemetery.

Armed police were called to Western Cemetery in the Ely area of Cardiff on Monday afternoon.

The Welsh Ambulance service said three people were taken to hospital with what are believed to be non-serious injuries.

A spokesman said two people were taken to the University Hospital of Wales in the city while another was taken to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.

South Wales Police said officers were sent to Western Cemetery at around 12.30pm to reports of a disturbance between a group of people who are believed to be known to each other.

They said firearms officers were sent to the scene as a precautionary measure and that order was restored at around 3pm and this was then monitored by officers.

The reported stabbing was then followed just hours later by a second “disturbance” outside the British Legion on Cowbridge Road West.

A police spokesman said a “scene” was also established near Fairwater police station, but no additional details were disclosed.

The force said each of the three incidents are linked.

As a result, officers are increasing visibility patrols to reassure the local community.

They said an investigation is now under way.