, authorities have said. Police and paramedics rushed to the scene at the O2 Academy in Brixton following reports of crowd issues at around 9.35pm on Thursday.
As the fans loudly booed, the message continued: "This is nothing to do with us," before adding: "This is basically - listen to what I am saying..." The booing drowned out the messaging, causing another to add: "Listen, for your own safety, for your own safety, listen please. "Eight people were taken by ambulance to hospital, four of whom remain in a critical condition. LAS treated two other less seriously injured people at the scene. An urgent investigation is under way led by detectives from Specialist Crime. Cordons remain in place at the location as officers continue work at the scene. Nobody has been arrested."
"I am aware of video being shared on social media. I would ask people to be sensible about what they share, and not to post material that will be upsetting to those affected by this incident. Where force has been used by police officers, those officers know they have to be accountable for their actions.
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