Attacker shot after stabbing three people with machete in Grand Central Station

An attacker was shot after stabbing several passengers on a platform at New York’s Grand Central Station (Picture: Citizen)

Three people have been left injured following a stabbing at New York’s Grand Central Station.

Anthony Griffin was shot by police after launching the attack on a platform at the busy railway hub.

He three victims, a 70-year-old woman and two men, aged 84 and 65 sustained injuries to the head and face.

They were all taken to Bellevue Hospital where they remain with non-life threatening injuries.

The incident, captured on body worn cameras, occurred at around 9.40am local on the platform serving subway lines 4, 5 and 6.

Transit authority officers encountered one of th...