Police arrest two after three men reportedly stabbed to death in London

Police have arrested two men on suspicion of murder after three others were stabbed to death in northeast London.

Police said the three men, aged in their 20s or 30s, were pronounced dead at the scene on Elmstead road in seven kings.

Chief superintendent Stephen Clayman said the arrested men – aged 29 and 39 knew the victims.

The metropolitan police said postmortems will be arranged in due course.