Man charged with attempted murder after stabbings of Jewish men in London
NPR • • world
Key Points:
- Essa Suleiman, a 45-year-old London resident, was charged with attempted murder for stabbing two Jewish men in Golders Green, an attack police have classified as terrorism.
- Suleiman also faces a third attempted murder charge related to an earlier incident in London on the same day that caused minor injuries to another man.
- Suleiman was previously referred to the government's Prevent program in 2020 aimed at countering extremism, but his file was closed later that year for undisclosed reasons.
- The stabbings have heightened fears in Britain's Jewish community amid recent arson attacks on synagogues, prompting the government to pledge increased security and efforts to combat antisemitism.
- Following the attack, the UK raised its official terror threat level from substantial to severe, indicating a high likelihood of further attacks within six months.
