A six-year-old boy allegedly "thrown" from a tenth-floor viewing platform at London's Tate Modern gallery is no longer in a life-threatening condition, police have said.
A 17-year-old boy arrested following the incident yesterday afternoon remains in custody on suspicion of attempted murder.
The contemporary art museum on the banks of the River Thames, Britain's most popular visitor attraction, was evacuated but was due to reopen today. However, the Tate said the viewing platform was closed.
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The boy fell from there onto a fifth floor roof and was airlifted to hospital by helicopter.
He is "no longer in a life-threatening situation", a police spokesman said. "He is in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
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"Officers continue to work hard to establish the circumstances of yesterday's incident."
Police have said they do not believe the victim and the suspect knew each other.
A spokesman for the Tate said: "Tate is working closely with the police to help with their investigations. All our thoughts are with the child and his family."
