Thu 20 February 2020:
A man was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder after storming the Regent’s Park Mosque in central London and stabbing an elderly muezzin – prayer leader – in his 70s, police said.
The Metropolitan Police force said officers were called to the London Central Mosque near Regent’s Park where “a man in his 70s” was found with “stab injuries”.
Knife can be seen on the floor. Police apprehended the suspect. pic.twitter.com/KUq4X14h33
— Murshid (@MurshHabib) February 20, 2020
“He was treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital,” the Metropolitan Police said. “His condition has been assessed as non life-threatening.”
A racist white terrorist ran into Regents Park Mosque during Asr prayer today (late afternoon prayer) and stabbed the Muaddin in the neck. This is absolutely terrible. No muslim is safe in their places of worship!! #regentspark pic.twitter.com/Asks4IRLEB
— Murshid (@MurshHabib) February 20, 2020
On Twitter, mosque-goers posted images of police holding a man down on the mosque floor. Witnesses said the injured man was the mosque’s muezzin, the person who calls Muslims to prayers.
Footage posted online showed a young white man in a red hooded top being restrained by police officers.
The incident comes a day after a shooter with suspected far-right beliefs killed nine people at a shisha bar and a cafe in the German city of Hanau.
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