From
the BBC» :
London Underground station worker stabbed in faceThe station temporarily closed but reopened shortly after middayA London Underground (LU) worker has been stabbed in the face in the ticket hall of a station.
The male customer service assistant, reported to be in his 30s, was attacked at around 10:40 GMT at Lancaster Gate station.
The injured man was taken to hospital. The station was temporarily closed while police attended but reopened shortly after midday.
British Transport Police said a 40-year-old man was arrested at the scene.
LU's chief operating officer Nick Brown said: "This was a horrible, unprovoked attack."