A 14-year-old boy has been charged after a 'machete fight' in a Bromley KFC that left four with stab wounds.
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A man, 21, and three boys aged between 14 and 17 were rushed to hospital with stab wounds after the attack broke out on Thursday on Bromley High Street at around 2.15pm.
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A witness described there being 'a lot of blood' after the victims were assaulted with a large knife inside the fast-food restaurant, while another claimed they saw the assailants 'use a machete'.
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The man was previously in a critical condition, but his injuries are now believed to be non-life-threatening.
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The teenagers have since been discharged from hospital.
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Eight people were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the incident. Six of those have since been released on conditional bail while police investigations continue.
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Now, the Met Police have confirmed a 14-year-old boy has also been charged with one count of affray and two counts of threatening a person with a bladed article or offensive weapon in a public place.
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On Saturday, he appeared at Bromley Magistrates' Court and will appear again at the same court on Wednesday.
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Police said there is currently no wider threat to the public and are treating the attack as an isolated event.
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A 14-year-old boy has been charged after a 'machete fight' in a Bromley KFC that left four with stab wounds (Pictured: Police at the scene in Bromley)
Eight other people were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the incident.
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The teenager has been charged with one count of affray and two counts of threatening a person with a bladed article or offensive weapon in a public place
A bus driver who was at the scene shortly following the event described the victims as being attacked with a 'zombie knife'.
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The driver, who wished to remain anonymous, said: 'It was inside the KFC.
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People have been interviewed in there since I arrived – I've been stuck here for two hours.
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Someone from TK Maxx said it was a zombie knife.
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They said it was really bad, a lot of blood.'
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A security guard working nearby added the attackers were 'a group of kids with a machete'.
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'I came off my break and saw a bunch of police cars come past – they surrounded the area and have cut off everything heading towards Bromley North,' they said.
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Following the attack, the town square and shopping centre were blocked off with a cordon put in place between Ringers Road and Ethelbert Road.
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An air ambulance, the London Fire Brigade and the Met Police were dispatched to the incident.
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A spokesperson from the Met Police said officers were called to an 'altercation' on Bromley High Street at around 14.15pm on Thursday, September 10.
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In a statement released on Friday, the force said: 'Officers attended the scene alongside the London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance and found four men with stab wounds.
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Three of them were taken to hospital where they are receiving treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.
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Seven men were arrested, and they all remain in custody.
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'Police enquiries continue and there is not believed to be any wider threat to the public.'
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A London Ambulance Service spokesman added: 'We were called at 2.19pm today to reports of a stabbing on Bromley High Street, Bromley.
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We sent ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer and an advanced paramedic.
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We also dispatched London's Air Ambulance.
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We treated four patients at the scene and took them all to hospital.'
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A KFC spokesman said: 'We can confirm that a serious incident took place this afternoon in our Bromley High Street restaurant.
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We are working with the police on their ongoing investigation.
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Our priority is supporting our team members and customers at this difficult time.
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