LONDON —Two people were stabbed in a London neighborhood with a large Jewish community, and a suspect was arrested, community groups said Wednesday.
The security organization Shomrim said a suspect “was seen running along Golders Green Road armed with a knife and attempting to stab Jewish members of the public.”
It said the suspect was detained by Shomrim members before being arrested by police.
Another organization, the Community Security Trust, also said a man had been arrested after a knife attack. There was no immediate confirmation from police.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the reported incident was “deeply concerning.”
“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 have seen too much recently,” he said.
The incident follows a string of arson attacks in recent weeks targeting Jewish sites in London, including a synagogue and a charity’s ambulances in Golders Green.
Britain’s chief rabbi has said that U.K. Jews are facing a campaign of violence and intimidation.
Counterterror officers are investigating whether the arson attacks were the work of Iranian proxies.
No one was injured in the arson incidents, which all happened within a few miles of each other. Several people, ranging in age from teens to people in their 40s, have been arrested and charged.
