Two men have been stabbed in London in an area in the city’s north with a large Jewish population.
The BBC confirmed two Jewish men were stabbed in the attack on Wednesday and are currently being treated for serious injuries.
A man with a knife was seen running down the high street in Golders Green, attempting to stab Jewish people in the area, the British broadcaster reported.
Shomrim, the Jewish community security organisation in the area, said it responded immediately and detained the suspect.
“Police attended and deployed a taser,” the group said in a statement.
It said the man had been arrested and was in custody.
The victims are being treated by Hatzola, whose ambulances were set on fire across the road from today’s incident last month.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the incident was “deeply concerning”.
“It is deeply concerning to everyone in this house,” Sir Keir said to fellow MPs, saying he had been made aware of the incident before answering questions in parliament.
“There is now a police investigation, and I think we all need to do everything we can to support that investigation and be absolutely clear in our determination to deal with any of these offences, the like of which we’ve seen too much recently.”
Keir Starmer said the stabbing of two people in London was “deeply concerning”. (Reuters: Toby Shepheard)
The MP for Finchley and Golders Green, Sarah Sackman, said she was meeting the UK’s home secretary “imminently to discuss the urgent situation”.
“I have been made aware of a serious stabbing in Golders Green. The suspect has been detained,” she said in a statement on X.
“The attacks on British Jews are an attack on Britain itself. It is unconscionable that Jews are being targeted in this way.”
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he was in close contact with London’s Metropolitan Police over the “appalling attack” and that officers had made an arrest.
“London’s Jewish community have been the target of a series of shocking antisemitic attacks,” he said on X.
“There must be absolutely no place for antisemitism in society. The Met have stepped up high visibility patrols in the area.”
Police are yet to release any details on the incident.
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