The Jewish security volunteers first on scene of Golders Green attack
Volunteers from the Jewish security group Shomrim were the first to respond to a stabbing attack in Golders Green, north London, where two Jewish men aged 34 and 76 were injured, and they assisted police in apprehending the suspect. The incident has been declared a terrorist attack by the Metropolitan Police, amid a recent rise in attacks on Jewish properties and institutions in London. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood pledged government support and an enhanced police presence to protect the Jewish community.
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The Jewish security volunteers first on scene of Golders Green attack 2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleThomas MackintoshandLucy Manning,special correspondentBBCBen Grossnass (left) and Steven Bak from Shomrim"We got a phone call to the hotline saying that there's a man stabbing people and we sent our members to the scene." It was not yet known at the time on Wednesday morning, but a volunteer of the Jewish security group Shomrim was dispatching their members to what would later be formally declared a terrorist incident by the Metropolitan Police.Two Jewish men, aged 34 and 76, were stabbed while in Golders Green, north London.
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