Police investigating the stabbing of three people in Hyde Park have released the photos of five suspects they want to identify.
Three people including a police officer were stabbed in London’s Hyde Park on Tuesday evening after a “water fight” near the Serpentine lake turned violent.
The London Metropolitan Police said the crowd, which peaked at around 4,000 people, gathered for a largely peaceful water fight as temperatures soared, but as the evening wore on a “significant minority” became hostile towards officers monitoring the scene.
Bottles were thrown at police officers after the mob became violent at around 8:40pm.
The police officer, who was stabbed in the hand, and four colleagues who were injured by bottles were taken to a local hospital for treatment but have since been discharged.
Two members of the public with stab wounds remain in hospital but their injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
Scotland Yard said four of the men captured in CCTV footage are believed to have taken part in violent disorder in Hyde Park and the fifth at Marble Arch.
Met Police Commander Nick Downing said: “We are asking for the public’s help to identify these five men, to give us any information they may have about anyone else who was involved in the disorder last night and, looking ahead, any information about future plans for such disorder.
“A lovely day in the capital turned violent last night after spontaneous events turned nasty and people attacked each other and the police.
“Tonight we’ve increased the number of police officers on duty, and cancelled anymore leave so we keep extra officers out on our streets right through until the weekend.”
The incident was one of several in the city overnight on what was the hottest day of the year so far.
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