Briefs | Woman killed, five hurt in London knife attack

A man who stabbed an American woman to death and injured five other people in London’s Russell Square is a Norwegian of Somali origin, police said yesterday. They said they have found no signs of radicalization as a motive. Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said the investigation “increasingly points to this tragic incident as having been triggered by mental-health issues.”

Portugal nabs 40,000 ecstasy tablets at Lisbon airport

Portuguese police say they have arrested an 18-year-old foreigner at Lisbon airport in possession of around 40,000 ecstasy tablets. Police said in a statement yesterday that the 17-kilo haul is the largest Portuguese airport seizure of the drug in the past five years. The suspect, whose name and nationality were not provided, appeared before a judge and was denied bail. The European Union drug agency, which monitors substance abuse in the 28-nation bloc, said earlier this year that ecstasy is becoming popular again among a new generation of users.

Greek minister: EU unprepared if migration deal collapses

A minister for migration in Greece says European Union countries would not be ready to deal with another surge in migration if a deal with Turkey to limit migrant and refugee arrivals collapses. Yiannis Mouzalas said Greece and other European countries would be “severely tested” if the March agreement failed — in the wake of an attempted coup in Turkey and a government crackdown on its alleged sympathizers that has strained relations with the EU. Mouzalas told private Skai television yesterday that “no country in Europe is ready” for a repeat of the mass arrival of migrants and refugees that occurred last year. He made the remarks a day after a government official told the AP that the EU-Turkey deal was holding so far, with daily arrival numbers remaining low.