Terror Stabbing in London: Jewish Community Targeted

0:00On April 29th, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rally just confirmed a stabbing in Northwest London as a terrorist attack. It happened at 1116 this morning on Highfield Avenue in Barnett. Two men got stabbed, one in his 70s, the other in his 30s. Both were treated at the scene and rushed to the hospital. A 45-year-old man is in custody on attempted murder charges. Officers arrive fast with ambulances and confronted the suspect who wouldn't show his hands and kept fighting. These weren't even armed cops. They used tasers and their training to take him down, fearing he had a bomb. Shout out to the showman volunteers too, who jumped in as first responders. This hits hard as another blow to London's Jewish communities right after those arson attacks. Rally called it an assault on all Londoners, sparking shock and fury everywhere. He's asking why more folks aren't speaking out against the hate, especially with anti-submitted crimes spiking. The suspect has a record of serious violence and mental health struggles, but the probe keeps going.

1:02Police are ramping up big-time thousands of extra shifts last week. 28 arrests targeting threats to Jewish areas and eight already charged. Some violence ties back to foreign groups, pushing hate. London stays strong and diverse, like we saw after that Golders Green incident three weeks back when neighbors united against this mess. That togetherness has to keep building to shut down the fear.