One of the victims, named locally as Barnaby Webber, was described as "our dear friend and teammate", by the Somerset cricket club he was a member ofTwo 19-year-old students and a man in his 50s were stabbed to death in attacks in Nottingham that also left three people injured, police have said.
A suspect is in custody. Police - working with counter-terror officers - have an "open mind" about a motive.The attacks began at about 04:00 BST, when the two University of Nottingham students were killed in Ilkeston Road. The van was then stopped on Maples Street, where a man was Tasered and detained on suspicion of murder."At the moment, we believe that the suspect has stolen this man's vehicle and driven it to Milton Street, where he has then driven at members of the public," police said.
The man, who asked to remain anonymous, said he heard "awful, blood-curdling screams" and saw a man dressed in black, with a hood and rucksack, "grappling with some people"."She was screaming 'Help!'. I just wish I'd shouted something out of the window to unnerve the assailant. "It's the first time I'm dealing with something like this and at university it's a challenge for sure.
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