Two Jewish men were stabbed in London on Wednesday by a knife-wielding maniac seen running down the street “trying to attack Jews,” according to reports in the UK.
The two men were seriously injured after the suspect went on the rampage in the heavily Jewish Golders Green neighborhood in the north of the city.
“One male was seen running along Golders Green Road armed with a knife and attempting to stab Jewish members of the public,” a spokesperson for the Jewish neighborhood watch group Shomrim said on social media.
“Shomrim responded immediately and detained the suspect. Police attended and deployed a taser. The male has now been arrested,” the spokesperson continued.
The two victims were being treated by Hatzola, a Jewish volunteer ambulance service, the spokesperson said.
Their conditions are unknown.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the incident “deeply concerning” as he addressed the House of Commons on Wednesday.
“There is now a police investigation, and I think we all need to do everything we can to support that investigation and be absolutely clear in our determination to deal with any of these offences, the like of which we’ve seen too much recently,” he told MPs.
The attack is the latest apparent antisemitic incident in London.
Last month, four Jewish ambulances were set on fire outside a synagogue in what police called an antisemitic hate crime.
Earlier in April, Kenton United Synagogue in north London was hit by a suspected arson attack, while an area around the Israeli embassy was cordoned off following a report that it had been targeted with drones carrying “dangerous substances,” according to police.
Such disturbing incidents have increased in the wake of the war in Gaza.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.