Two Jewish Londoners stabbed in ‘appalling’ attack
Key takeaways
- The Jewish security group, Shomrim, said on X that a man was seen running with a knife in the Jewish area of Golders Green and attempting to stab Jewish members of the public, before its officers detained him.
- The stabbings follow a spate of arson attacks on Jewish targets in London in recent weeks.
- In Golders Green, pictures from the scene posted online showed emergency services standing over what appeared to be a victim lying on the street.
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Add ARY News on Google LONDON: Two Jewish people were stabbed in north London on Wednesday by a man who ran down a street trying to stab Jews, a local security group said, the latest in a spate of antisemitic attacks which Prime Minister Keir Starmer called “utterly appalling”.
The Jewish security group, Shomrim, said on X that a man was seen running with a knife in the Jewish area of Golders Green and attempting to stab Jewish members of the public, before its officers detained him. He was arrested by police.
The stabbings follow a spate of arson attacks on Jewish targets in London in recent weeks. Last October two people and the attacker were killed in an attack on a synagogue in the northern English city of Manchester.