The investigation into the knife attacks committed over the weekend in the UK is progressing.
A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being the perpetrator of several of them.
Committed during the night from Saturday to Sunday in Birmingham, the second largest city in the United Kingdom, they left one dead and two seriously injured.
"We have arrested a man on suspicion of murder and seven attempted murders for a series of knife attacks in Birmingham," West Midlands County Police said.
The victims appear to have been targeted "at random", police said.
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A 23-year-old man has died after being stabbed, while another man and woman, aged 19 and 32, suffered serious stab wounds and remain in hospital in critical condition.
Five other people, aged 23 to 33, were less seriously injured.
The attacks took place between 12:30 a.m. and 2:20 a.m. local time (1:30 a.m. and 3:20 a.m. in Paris) in several places in the city.
The police are criticized for the length of time the perpetrator was able to commit his acts, reports the Guardian.
Police released CCTV footage of the suspect on Sunday evening and received "many responses."
"One of those tracks took us to the Selly Oak neighborhood this morning where a man was arrested," police said.
West Midlands Police have released CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to in connection with a series of stabbings in Birmingham.
Anyone who sees this individual is advised not to approach him, and to call 999 immediately.
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According to the first elements of the investigation, nothing allows to retain at this stage a hypothesis "terrorist" or that of a hate crime, nor that of a conflict between gangs, explained Sunday one of the persons in charge of police, Steve Graham.
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Police consider Monday's arrest "a crucial development", but they are asking witnesses who have not yet come forward to do so.
It also appeals to any possible owner of a video of the facts.
A website and a telephone number are available to the public to provide information.
She further specifies that some areas of the city remain inaccessible on Monday due to the investigation.
