Three teenagers, including a 14-year-old boy, were stabbed during what witnesses described as a gang fight that began inside a KFC in Bromley, south-east London, before spilling onto the high street. Several youths, aged between 14 and 17, along with a 21-year-old man, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder as police investigate the incident, which has alarmed local residents and traders already concerned about rising youth violence in the area.

Police and London's Air Ambulance were called to Bromley High Street just after 2pm on Thursday, finding three boys aged 14 to 17 and a 21-year-old man with stab wounds; the man, initially critical, is now said to be non life-threatening. Witnesses described a "pack of youths" wielding large knives, and forensic teams searched the restaurant for evidence. Bromley council figures show knife crime rose more than 43 per cent between 2021 and 2023, and officials have linked local violence to a Penge-based gang known as M20, though the borough still ranks comparatively low among London boroughs for knife crime.