Two Jewish males stabbed in London | EUROtoday

Two individuals have been injured in a suspected anti-Semitic knife assault in London. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed this in an announcement on X. According to a BBC report, there have been two individuals of Jewish religion who needed to be handled for severe accidents. The assault occurred within the closely Jewish neighborhood of Golders Green.

Police categorised the assault as a terrorist assault, the pinnacle of the counter-terrorism unit, Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, mentioned in a short assertion this afternoon. “One of the lines of inquiry is whether this attack was specifically directed at the Jewish community in London,” Taylor mentioned.

According to police, a suspected attacker was arrested. It is due to this fact a 45-year-old man. The police initially didn’t present any details about the doable motive for the crime. The man’s citizenship and background are the topic of investigations, it mentioned. These are due to this fact led by the anti-terror unit “in order to clarify all the circumstances and possible terrorism connections,” the assertion continues.

According to police, the 2 victims are two males, one between 30 and 40 years outdated and the opposite between 70 and 80 years outdated. Both are in hospital and in secure situation.

“The anti-Semitic attack in Golders Green is deeply appalling. Attacks on our Jewish community are attacks on Great Britain,” mentioned Prime Minister Starmer’s assertion. The Labor politician introduced that these accountable can be held accountable.

British media reported on unconfirmed movies of the incident circulating on social media. For instance, you may see a person mendacity on his abdomen being held in place by a number of individuals. In different photographs which can be supposed to point out the alleged crime scene, quite a few ambulances and law enforcement officials could be seen.

MP Sarah Sackman, whose constituency is Golders Green, additionally condemned the incident as anti-Semitic in an announcement on Platform

Recently there have been a number of assaults on Jewish establishments in London, usually arson assaults. Just a couple of weeks in the past, round 4 ambulances from the Jewish emergency service Hatzola in Golders Green have been destroyed in an anti-Semitic arson assault. Several suspects have been charged.

Shortly after the incident, Israel’s Foreign Ministry known as for extra decisive motion by Britain towards anti-Semitism. “Following attacks on synagogues, Jewish institutions, community ambulances and now targeted attacks on Jews in Golders Green, the British government can no longer claim that the situation is under control,” the ministry mentioned in a publish on the X platform.