Teen, 18, stabbed repeatedly in East London in ANOTHER night of violence in the capital

A TEEN has been hospitalised after being repeatedly stabbed in an East London street this evening.

Two men in their mid-20s have been arrested and remain in custody after yet another night of violence in the capital.

Police were called to Arcola Street, in Dalston, at around 7.30pm this evening.

Enquiries are ongoing and a police cordon is in place at the scene.

The latest knifing comes just two days after a 22-year-old man was gunned down and stabbed to death in Newham, East London.

CCTV footage from a local convenience store showed four people running from the scene of the murder.

His death was the 36th murder in the capital this year after 2018’s bloodshed caused the highest London murder rate for a decade.

On Tuesday a victim in his late 20s was knifed by two men in Mottingham, South East London, in a terrifying broad daylight attack in which his moped was stolen.

The horror came a day after three teens were taken to hospital after being stabbed within minutes of each other in north-east London.

Four arrests were made and the victims’ injuries were not life-threatening, Scotland Yard said.

Theresa May held a summit on knife crime last month as the government desperately tries to get a grip on the situation.

Knife crime and shootings are on the rise fuelled by gang rivalry and disputes over drug markets.

The Mayor of London warned it could take a “decade” to turn back the tide of violent crime.

On Monday Sadiq Khan blamed parents for the crisis as he continued to dodge responsibility for the bloodshed.