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Two Men Stabbed in London; Suspect Arrested
Two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, in an attack declared a terrorist incident by police. A 45-year-old suspect was arrested after officers used a Taser to subdue him. The incident follows recent arson attacks on Jewish properties in the city.
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Two Jewish men, aged 34 and 76, were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, on Wednesday in an incident the Metropolitan Police declared a terrorist act. Both victims remain in stable condition in hospital. A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
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The attack occurred around 11:16 BST on Highfield Avenue, near Golders Green Road. CCTV footage shows the suspect jogging along the pavement before attacking one man and chasing him. Additional footage captures the suspect approaching a bus stop and repeatedly stabbing another man, pushing him onto the road.
Responding officers confronted the suspect, who was armed with a knife. Body-worn camera footage released by the Metropolitan Police shows officers ordering the suspect to drop the knife multiple times. When he advanced toward them, officers deployed a Taser, bringing him to the ground.
Officers then restrained the suspect, who continued to hold the knife initially. Police administered CPR, and the suspect was taken to an ambulance on a stretcher. The Metropolitan Police stated that officers believed the suspect posed a clear threat and feared he might have an explosive device.
“We're also working with our partners in the security services to ensure we have a full intelligence picture and one of the lines of inquiry is whether this attack was deliberately targeting the Jewish community in London.”
The suspect is a British national born in Somalia. Police are searching an address in south-east London and investigating a prior incident at 08:50 BST on Great Dover Street in Southwark, where a man armed with a knife had an altercation with an occupant.
