Overview
- The Metropolitan Police arrested a 45-year-old suspect after two men were stabbed Wednesday late morning in Golders Green, and both victims were taken to hospital in stable condition.
- Local volunteer group Shomrim said the man ran along Golders Green Road with a knife and tried to target Jewish passersby, and officers used a Taser to subdue him after volunteers intervened.
- Counter Terrorism Command is leading an early-stage investigation to establish the suspect’s background and motive, and police have not confirmed a formal terrorism designation despite some reports claiming one.
- Police increased patrols in the neighborhood after the attack, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer and London Mayor Sadiq Khan condemned the violence against the city’s Jewish community.
- Witness accounts place one stabbing outside shops on Golders Green Road and another near a synagogue, which follows recent arson attacks on Jewish community services in the same part of north London.