A woman has been stabbed in a south Wales valleys village, forcing nearby schools into lockdown while officers try to find a suspect.
South Wales Police were called to Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil, just before 09:10 GMT after the 29-year-old woman was attacked.
People have been asked to avoid the area while armed police “effectively deal with this incident”, police added.
The Welsh Ambulance Service said doctors provided critical care on the scene before one person was taken to University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.