US EditionGolders Green stabbing suspect was previously referred to Prevent
Police said a 45-year-old suspect was arrested and an online group claimed responsibility as detectives investigate a possible extremist motive.
- On Wednesday, a 45-year-old man stabbed two men aged 34 and 76 in Golders Green, north London's Jewish community epicentre; the Metropolitan Police labeled the attack an act of terrorism.
- Police confirmed the suspect was referred to the Prevent programme in 2020, with the file closed that same year, and he had a history of serious violence and mental health issues.
- Since Feb. 28, London has seen a string of arson attacks on synagogues and Jewish sites, while MI5 disrupted more than 20 "potentially lethal" Iran-backed plots in the year ending in October.
- During a Thursday visit, Prime Minister Keir Starmer was heckled by protesters as his government announced 25 million pounds for increased security patrols around synagogues, schools, and community centres.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is treating antisemitism as "an emergency," calling it the "top pressing issue" regarding security, while victim Shilome Rand told ITV News residents feel afraid and blame the government.
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Golders Green attacker left psychiatric hospital in recent days, Channel 4 News learns
The Prime Minister has pledged to do everything he can to stamp out antisemitic hatred, pleading with decent people to open their eyes to Jewish pain, Jewish suffering and Jewish fear. But trust in the government has frayed after several attacks against the Jewish community – and Sir Keir Starmer was heckled when he went to Golders Green this afternoon. There are also questions about the Prevent programme – after it emerged the suspect had been …
Somali Terrorist In London Previously Stabbed Police Officers, Was A Known Extremist
The knife wielding Somali maniac who attempted to murder two Jewish people on the street in London yesterday had already been convicted for stabbing two police officers and was a known extremist who was referred to the government’s counter terrorism program, yet was left free to launch another attack. The suspect has now been named as Essa Suleiman, a 45-year-old Somali-born man who arrived in Britain as a child in the early 1990s and now holds …
BBC Identifies Golders Green Stabbing Suspect as 45-Year-Old; Shomrim Volunteer Says “I Saved Lives” After Helping Stop Attacker
LONDON (VINnews) — The BBC has identified the suspect in the Golders Green stabbing as 45-year-old Essa Suleiman, a British citizen originally from Somalia who moved to the United Kingdom as a child in the 1990s and lived in south-east London. The Metropolitan Police said Suleiman had previously been referred to the government’s Prevent counter-extremism […]
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