A woman has been arrested after four men were stabbed in Covent Garden, central London, police said. They were taken to a major trauma centre after the lunchtime incident on Endell Street. One witness said the stabbing happened outside the Shaftesbury Theatre before the woman allegedly made her way down Endell Street, a popular location for eating and drinking in the area. View image in fullscreen Emergency services near the scene on Endell Street in Covent Garden. Photograph: James Manning/PAMatt Bishop, 42, who works at a consultancy firm next to the cordon in Covent Garden, said he had seen a woman having a “standoff” with three police officers and waving a weapon around.