KENT police have arrested a 24-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after a army soldier was seriously wounded in a stabbing incident in Kent, southeast England.
Police said the victim, a man in his 40s, was taken to hospital late on Tuesday following the attack in Sally Port Gardens, Gillingham.
The area is close to the army's Royal School of Military Engineering.
An army spokesperson confirmed a soldier had sustained serious injuries in the attack and said on Wednesday: "We will continue to work closely with Kent Police to understand what happened and support the investigation."
The BBC reported, citing a defence source, that the soldier was in uniform when he was attacked.
British defence minister John Healey called the attack "shocking".
"My thoughts are with the soldier and his family, who deserve privacy at this difficult time," he wrote on X. (Reuters)
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