London police say a 43-year-old man from London, Ont., has been arrested after a man threatened the public with a samurai sword earlier this week.
Police say on Tuesday at around 1:30 p.m., police were called after a man in the area of Oxford Street West and Wharncliffe Road North was seen swinging what appeared to be a samurai sword and knife.
Police say the man was making threats to the public with the large sword, asking them to stay six feet away from him.
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Police later seized a two-foot sword, a knife with a 12-inch blade and a four-inch folding knife.
There were no reported injuries.
The man was arrested and taken to hospital under the Mental Health Act, police say.
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Anyone with further information is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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