By James Simons-
A man has died after being stabbed onboard a tram in Nottingham in front of horrified passengers.
A man in his 30s was attacked near the Highbury Vale tram stop in Basford, in the north of Nottingham, at about 11.10am on Monday.
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The incident occurred nearly two weeks after three people were killed in the centre of the east Midlands city in an unrelated spate of attacks.
Nottinghamshire police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of murder and was in police custody.
The force’s chief constable, Kate Meynell, said there were other passengers onboard during the attack.
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“What happened at Highbury Vale this morning is tragic and has resulted in the death of a man in his 30s,” she said.
“We know there were other passengers onboard at the time and understand how frightening this must have been for anyone who saw what happened. Our officers were at the scene quickly and detained a suspect. He remains in police custody.
“This was an isolated incident and we are not looking for anyone else in connection with what happened this morning.”
A police cordon was in place while investigations continued.
A spokesperson for East Midlands ambulance service said: “We received a call at 11.11am on 26 June to Highbury Vale tram stop in Basford. The caller reported a medical emergency.
“We sent two paramedics in fast response cars and two crewed ambulances. The air ambulance was also in attendance.”
On 13 June, in unrelated attacks, the students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and the 65-year-old school caretaker Ian Coates were fatally stabbed in two different locations in the city. Valdo Calocane, 31, has been charged with their murder and will next appear at court in September.
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