UK police arrest man after two people stabbed in Jewish area of London, security group says


LONDON, April ⁠29 (Reuters) - 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 organisation said on ⁠Wednesday.

The ‌organisation, Shomrim, said on X that ⁠a man was seen running with ​a ‌knife and attempting to stab ⁠Jewish ​members of the public, before its officers detained him. ⁠Police then attended and ​deployed a taser, the group added.

London's Metropolitan Police did not ⁠immediately respond to a request for comment.

Over the last month, counter-terrorism officers have ​arrested more than ⁠two dozen people as part ​of investigations into ‌attacks on Jewish-linked ​premises.

(Reporting by Sarah Young; editing by William James)

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