A man has been stabbed in a suspected east London robbery.

The victim, 50, was found with a knife injury by police at 8.20pm on Sunday (August 6) in Ben Jonson Road, Tower Hamlets.

He was taken to hospital where his injury was declared not life-threatening, police said.

Detectives believe the man may have been knifed in Stepney during a robbery.

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A Met Police spokesperson said: "Police were called at about 20:20hrs on Sunday to reports of a man with a stab injury on Ben Jonson Road in Tower Hamlets.

"Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended.

"The 50-year-old man was taken to hospital for treatment; his injury is not believed to be life-threatening.

"At this early stage it is believed that the man may have been assaulted during a robbery.

"There have been no arrests and enquiries continue."