Men linked to stabbing of Iranian journalist in London ‘have fled UK’

Met says suspects travelled directly to Heathrow and left within hours of attack on Pouria Zeraati

Three men linked to the stabbing of an Iranian journalist outside his south London home are believed to have fled the country within hours of the attack, Scotland Yard has said.

Pouria Zeraati, 36, sustained an injury to his leg after being attacked in Wimbledon on Friday afternoon. He has since been discharged from hospital. The victim was attacked by two men in a residential street with the suspects fleeing the scene in a vehicle driven by a third male, the Metropolitan police added.