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ARSENAL fans will hold a minute’s applause tomorrow for the schoolboy supporter who was killed in a sword rampage.

More than 60,000 fans are set to clap for football-mad Daniel Anjorin, 14, in the Premier League game.

Undated handout photo issued by Metropoltan Police of Daniel Anjorin, the 14-year-old boy killed by a man who went on a rampage wielding a sword. The teenager, who was fatally injured as he walked to school in Hainault, east London, on Tuesday morning, was a pupil at the same school as Grace O'Malley-Kumar who was stabbed to death in Nottingham last year. Issue date: Wednesday May 1, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLICE Hainault. Photo credit should read: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
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Arsenal will hold a minute's applause for tragic fan Daniel Anjorin, who was killed in a sword attack in Hainault, North East LondonCredit: Metropolitan Police / PA Wire

It will take place in the 14th minute of the match at the Emirates stadium, as the Gunners take on Bournemouth.

Daniel died in the sword attacks at Hainault, North East London, on Tuesday, which left four others injured.

A fan account wrote online: “Arsenal-loving Daniel will truly be missed by all who knew and loved him.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.”

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More than £95,000 has been raised for Daniel’s family through a GoFundMe page.

A candlelit vigil will be held for the schoolboy at Hainault’s Underground Station on Sunday.

Marcus Monzo, 36, of Beckton, East London, is charged with murder, two attempted murders, aggravated burglary, two counts of grievous bodily harm and possessing a sword.

He will appear at the Old Bailey on Tuesday.

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