British police arrested a man after two people were stabbed in Golders Green, an area of north London with a large Jewish population. A Jewish community security organization said the wounded people were being treated.
https://p.dw.com/p/5D0BPImage from earlier in April of police in London stationed outside a synagogue after an arson attempt, one of several recent incidents in north London, which has a large Jewish population [FILE: April 19, 2026]Image: Amanda Rose/Avalon/Photoshot/picture allianceAdvertisementPolice in London arrested a man with a knife who had stabbed two members of the public, according to a Jewish community organization Shomrim, as well as the BBC and newspaper The Times.
"One male was seen running along Golders Green Road armed with a knife and attempting to stab Jewish members of the public," the Shomrin group said online. "Shomrim responded immediately and detained the suspect. Police attended and deployed a taser. The male has now been arrested."
The group said that two people were wounded and were receiving treatment from volunteers.
Asked about the incident in the House of Commons amid Wednesday's regular Prime Minister's Questions session, PM Keir Starmer called it "deeply concerning."
"It is deeply concerning to everyone in this house," Starmer told lawmakers, saying he had been made aware of the incident before the session. "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 offenses, the like of which we've seen too much recently."
There have been several suspected antisemitic crimes in the north London area, which has a large Jewish population, in recent weeks amid the outbreak of the war on Iran. They include an arson attempt at a synagogue and another targeting ambulances.
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