Counterterrorism Police Investigating Stabbing in Jewish Area in London

Two men were stabbed on Wednesday in the north London area of Golders Green, a hub of Jewish life in Britain, according to London’s Metropolitan Police Service.

The attack, which unfolded in late morning near Golders Green Road, left the men — one in his 70s and one in his 30s — with stab injuries. Both were taken to a hospital and are in a stable condition, the police said in a statement.

One man, who is 45, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, and counterterrorism police are leading the investigation, the police said.

The attack came at a time of heightened anxiety for Jewish communities across Europe, after several antisemitic attacks. In October, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, a man who the police said had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State attacked a synagogue in Manchester, in northern England, leading to the deaths of two people.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/world/europe/london-stabbing-golders-green.html

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