Man stabbed during London awards show

LONDON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- A man was in critical condition after being stabbed during the Urban Music Awards in London, attendees say.

An unidentified representative for the O2 Arena said the incident occurred at indigO2, a venue outside the London arena, in the middle of the event's award presentations, the BBC reported Sunday.

"Nothing of this nature has ever taken place in the venue before and all the usual stringent security measures were in place," the representative said of Saturday's incident.

Event attendee Mike Muller said his company, Intensify Youth, was the awards recipient being honored when the attack occurred.

"The irony is Intensify Youth is a project that aims to combat knife crime so this is really disappointing," the 38-year-old told the BBC.

Two people received minor injuries in the ensuing confusion and no arrests were reported.

Reviewer Chris Miller told the BBC security at the event was relaxed.

"Even when we were waiting outside in the press area for stars to arrive, it was a melee," he said. "The security was so slack."