Overview
- Police said a 45-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after two men, aged 76 and 34, were stabbed on Highfield Avenue in Golders Green and both victims are in stable condition.
- Counter Terrorism Policing declared the case a terrorist incident and is leading the inquiry into motive and whether the victims were targeted because they are Jewish.
- Local volunteer groups intervened, with Shomrim detaining the suspect and Hatzola treating the wounded before officers used a Taser to make the arrest.
- Detectives are testing possible links to a month-long series of arson attacks on Jewish sites nearby, with prior arrests already made and reported claims and proxy ties under review.
- Leaders including Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Mayor Sadiq Khan condemned the attack, and police announced increased patrols to reassure Jewish neighborhoods.