By Suzannah Hills
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A man has been stabbed to death and two others suffered injuries after a large fight broke out at Westfield Shopping Centre.
Metropolitan police were called to the retail park in Stratford, East London, after reports from terrified members of the public that a large-scale brawl had broken out.
One man believed to be in his 20s was stabbed and has died from his wounds while two other men with injuries were treated at the scene. One man has been arrested.
Twitpic: A member of the public Tweeted this picture of the cordoned off area at Westfield Shopping Centre
Popular: Westfield in Stratford City near the Olympic park in East London opened in September 2011
The attack happened in the middle of the afternoon in a busy area of the shopping centre called The Street.
A MET spokeswoman said: 'We were called to Westfield Shopping Centre after reports of a large fight at 4.24pm this afternoon.
'Officers and London Ambulance Service attended the scene. A man suffering stab wounds, believed aged in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
'We understand two other males suffered minor injuries. One man has been arrested but this is not necessarily in connection to the stabbing.'
Police said the man is yet to be formally identified and a post-mortem examination will be arranged.
London Ambulance â€service added: 'We were called just before 4.25pm to reports of a stabbing at Westfield in Stratford and sent two ambulance crews, a responder in a car, an officer and London's Air Ambulance to the scene.
'Sadly, despite extensive efforts to resuscitate him, the patient was pronounced dead at the scene.
'We were also called to Stratford underground station and sent two further ambulance crews and another responder in a car.
Another shopper, @sloughbadboy, posted this picture of Westfield in Stratford closed off to the public
'Two male patients were treated at the scene, one of them for stab wounds and a second for minor injuries, and both have been taken to hospital.'
Members of the public took to Twitter to express their shock at what happened at the popular shopping centre, which only opened in September last year.
One user JennaRoseMoore posted a picture of the cordoned off area within the shopping centre and wrote: 'Somethin goin down in Westfield, Popo and cordens. Can't even get to Nandos without an interview!'
Another Twitter user, Sinner @KenishaParamore, wrote: 'Somebody got stabbed to death in Westfield -_- that's what happens when you bring good things to East London. #hatelondon #iwanttomove'.
Price Angelou â€@NovelistPrice wrote: 'R.I.P to the young man who got stabbed to death today at Stratford Westfield. It's a sad world we live in.'
A spokesman from the shopping centre said: 'Westfield can confirm an incident occurred thi s afternoon at Westfield Stratford City.
'Westfield is working closely with the police and emergency services, however as this is a police matter we cannot provide any further details at this stage.'
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