Sword-wielding man arrested after five people stabbed in east London

Police at the scene in Hainault, north east London (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

A sword-wielding man has been arrested after witnesses spoke of shrieks and screams following reported stabbings and attacks on police officers.

Five people were taken to hospital following the incident in Hainault, east London, at around 7am on Tuesday, London Ambulance Service said.