Two police officers were stabbed early Friday in central London and were hospitalised and a suspect who was tasered and arrested is also in hospital, the capital's police force said. 

"We await further updates on their conditions," the Metropolitan Police said in a statement, adding "enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident are ongoing".

It comes amid a massive security operation in central London as Queen Elizabeth II lies in state in parliament ahead of her state funeral on Monday.

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