A man was today in hospital after he was reportedly "sliced in the face" in a knife attack in south-east London.
Police said the man, aged in his late 20s, was attacked outside a Tesco supermarket in Woolwich on Friday evening.
Witnesses said the area around the nearby library was taped off after the attack.
One person tweeted: "Dunno why I find it so surprising that someone's been stabbed in Woolwich, but it's a bit shaking seeing a person on the floor bleeding."
Another posted: "Someone got sliced in Woolwich. In the face btw."
A spokeswoman said: "Police were called to Love Lane at around 6.16pm on Friday to reports of a man who had been stabbed.
"The victim, in his late 20s, is in a stable condition in hospital."
Police are now hunting a suspect described as a black man, around 30 years old who was wearing a tracksuit, a bomber jacket and a baseball cap.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 0208 284 9543.
