Two men in their twenties were shot outside a tube station in east London and rushed to hospital last night.

The latest violence to hit the capital happened outside Mile End Underground station at around 10.35pm.

The attack comes after the city suffered its eighth murder in seven days on Tuesday, as London's crime epidemic continues.

Armed police were called to the scene where two men, 20 and 25, were suffering from gunshot wounds.

Ambulances rushed both men to a nearby hospital where both men are said to be in stable condition.

The Met said their anti-gang unit Trident is leading the investigation.

Pictured: Armed police and emergency services rushed to Mile End tube station after two men in their twenties were shot

The attack is the latest act of violence to hit the capital which suffered its eighth murder in seven days last week. Pictured: Both men suffered gunshot wounds and were rushed to hospital

Man, 30, is stabbed in south London hours before two shootings outside the Tube east of the capital A 30-year-old man is fighting for his life after being stabbed in south London in the middle of the day. Police and ambulance crews were scrambled to Kennington, south London at 11.38am on Friday to reports of a man stabbed. He was rushed to a hospital in south London where he remains in a critical condition. No arrests have yet been made and enquiries are ongoing. Police and ambulance crews were scrambled to Kennington Road, Kennington, south London (pictured) at 11.38am on Friday to reports of a man stabbed The Kennington Road stabbing came just hours before two men in their twenties were found shot outside Mile End Tube Station in east London. They are now in a stable condition, with the Met Police’s Trident gang squad investigating. Violence is on the rise in the capital this week after eight people were murdered across the city in seven days. Advertisement

There have been no arrests in relation to the shooting and police are continuing their investigation.

There were 16 knife attacks in London alone in January and February, with many of them believed to be gang related.