UK police said on Friday they had charged a 45-year-old man over the stabbing of two Jewish men in north London, the latest in a string of hate attacks.
"Essa Suleiman ... has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a bladed article in a public place in relation to an attack in Golders Green on Wednesday," the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed Thursday to boost security for the Jewish community after accusations from angry British Jews that his government has repeatedly failed to protect them.
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Later Thursday, the interior ministry announced that the country's terrorism threat level had been raised to "severe", the second highest in the five-tier system and meaning another attack "is highly likely in the next six months".
The two men were attacked in broad daylight in Golders Green, a north London area with a large Jewish population.
The victims, aged 76 and 34, were in a stable condition in hospital.
The suspected attacker is a British national who was born in Somalia and came to the UK as a child.
Police had previously said the suspect in the attack had a history of serious violence and mental health issues.
They confirmed he had previously been referred to the counter-radicalisation scheme Prevent in 2020.
Suleiman is due to make his first court appearance later Friday.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
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