A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a young woman was knifed on a North London road in broad daylight.

Cops, paramedics and an air ambulance raced to the scene in Caledonian Road this morning.

The victim, in her 20s, is believed to have been stabbed in the chest during the incident at around 10.20am on Saturday.

Her injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

Part of the street was on lockdown with cordons in place and traffic diverted following the attack.

An onlooker branded the scene "eerily quiet" - but said officers were telling members of the public to stop snapping pictures.

He told the Mirror: "Very eerily quiet at moment. Cordon pushed back 50 metres. Police telling onlookers to put down cameras.

"Adjoining roads to and from King's Cross now locked down."

At around midday, the Metropolitan Police tweeted: "A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the stabbing of a woman in Caledonian Road, N1. The victim's injuries are not life-threatening.

"Islington officers remain at the scene."

A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called at 10.16am, there were a number of calls to us reporting a stabbing incident.

"We sent a number of vehicles and our first ambulance arrived on the scene at 10.24am."