UK police charge man over stabbing of two Jewish men in London
Key takeaways
- British officials have raised the national terrorism threat to its second-highest level, signalling that an attack within the next six months is ‘highly likely’.
- This week, Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged stronger action will be taken to protect Jewish people.
- Police said Essa Suleiman, 45, had been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a bladed article in a public place in relation to the attack.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
British officials have raised the national terrorism threat to its second-highest level, signalling that an attack within the next six months is ‘highly likely’.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Emergency personnel work at the site of a stabbing incident in Golders Green, which is home to a large Jewish population, in London, Britain [File: James Marlow/via Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026The United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police have charged a man with attempted murder following an investigation into the stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green, north London.
Following the stabbings in a residential area of the UK capital on Wednesday, officials raised the national terrorism threat to its second-highest level, signalling that an attack within the next six months is “highly likely”.