۱۰ فروردین ۱۴۰۳ |۱۹ رمضان ۱۴۴۵ | Mar 29, 2024
Man storms building and attacks worshipper while he prays

The victim is reported to have been the person chosen to lead and recite the call to prayer.

Hawzah News Agency - (London - UK) - London police have arrested a man on Thursday after a stabbing at a mosque near Regents Park which injured one person. Police officers, called to the holy building at 3:15pm, found that a man in his 70’s had sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

The victim is reported to have been the person chosen to lead and recite the call to prayer.

 “A man was found with stab injuries,” police said in a statement. “He was treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital. We await an update on his condition. A man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder.”

In a video clip of the incident, uploaded by an eyewitness, the suspect is seen on the floor with no shoes on, suggesting he removed his shoes inside the buildings as those praying in Mosques typically do.

In another video of the incident, uploaded by an eyewitness, a young white man in a red hooded top, is seen being led from the mosque by police.

In a separate video a bladed weapon, less than 10cm in length, can be seen discarded on the floor.

One man who uploaded videos from the scene tweeted: "This is absolutely terrible.

"No Muslim is safe in their places of worship!!"

Mohammed Shafiq, CEO of Islamic community group the Ramadhan Foundation, said: "I pay tribute to local Muslims and police officers who stopped and controlled the situation which otherwise could have escalated.

"Whilst we await the full facts, one thing is clear Islamophobia is real and a threat to cohesive communities.

"At a time when Islamophobic figures are given a media platform we should not be surprised by lunatics using guns to kill people.

"In light of the heightened alert and concern of British Muslims the Ramadhan Foundation have written to all Mosques in the United Kingdom to step up security around Friday prayers. 

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