Two Jewish men — one in his 70s and the other in his 30s — were stabbed and seriously wounded on Wednesday in the heavily Jewish London neighborhood of Golders Green in an antisemitic terror attack, the latest in a spate of incidents targeting British Jews.
The assailant, a 45-year-old man who also tried to stab police officers in the attack, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, police said, later identifying him as UK national born in Somalia without naming him. “Specialist officers from Counter Terrorism Policing are leading the investigation and working with the Metropolitan Police to establish the full circumstances and any links to terrorism,” the statement said.
The newly formed terror group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI) claimed one of its “lone wolves” committed the attack, the SITE Intelligence Group reported. The group is believed to have links to Iran and has claimed credit for some of the recent antisemitic incidents in the UK and elsewhere in Europe.
The local Shomrim emergency response organization, which serves Jewish areas, made the first public report of the incident, saying it had responded immediately and detained the suspect.
Shortly thereafter, it said, police arrived and assisted in subduing him.
“London’s Jewish community have been the target of a series of shocking antisemitic attacks,” said London Mayor Sadiq Khan. “There must be absolutely no place for antisemitism in society.”
Here's one for you. The north is in ruins. People are still in bomb shelters. Lives on hold or ruined. Children now with 3 years of trauma.
ReplyDeleteAnd in the middle of this, 100 000's of Chareidim plan to show up and hold a party at Meron acting as if nothing is wrong. Shall we discuss the insensitivity? (Never mind the security risk they're creating)