UK: 2 people stabbed in north London, suspect arrested

Police 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 Shomrim 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. 

What did Prime Minister Keir Starmer tell parliament about the case? 

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. 

No one was injured in the arson incidents, which all happened within a few kilometers of each other. Several people, ranging in age from teens to people in their 40s, have been arrested and charged.

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Edited by: Alex Berry