A 45-year-old man was charged Friday with attempted murder in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London, the latest in a string of attacks that have sparked fear and anger in Britain’s Jewish community.
Police said Essa Suleiman faces two counts of the charge related to the attack in Golders Green.
He also faces a third count of attempted murder over an incident elsewhere in the city earlier the same day that left a man with minor injuries.
Police have labeled the Golders Green attack an act of terrorism.
Police say Suleiman was referred in 2020 to the government’s Prevent program, which tries to steer individuals away from extremism.
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The police force said his file was closed later the
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