A terrorist incident has been declared after two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London.
A 76-year-old and a 34-year-old suffered knife wounds and have been taken to hospital, after they were attacked at around 11.16am on Highfield Avenue.
A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and was Tasered after he allegedly tried to stab police officers.
Jewish neighbourhood watch group Shomrim said a man was seen running along Golders Green Road armed with a knife and “attempting to stab Jewish members of the public”.
He was reportedly detained by members of the public before police arrested him. Jewish ambulance service Hatzola also took one person to hospital.
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer condemned the “utterly appalling” attack and vowed that “those responsible will be brought to justice”.
Jewish charity the Community Security Trust (CST) said it was working closely with the police and urged anyone with information to contact the police, Shomrim and CST immediately.
The incident took place not far from where four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire in an antisemitic hate crime on Highfield Road in April. There has been a string of arson attacks targeting Jewish sites in north London.
