UPDATE 1-UK police arrest man after two people stabbed in Jewish area of London, security group says

​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.

​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.