LONDON, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing inside a central London mosque.
The victim, who is in his 70s, was found injured after emergency services were called to the London Central Mosque in Park Road, near Regent’s Park, at 15:10 GMT.
He was taken to hospital by paramedics where his condition has been assessed as non-life threatening.
The Met Police said the attack is not being treated as terror related.
Images from inside the mosque showed a white man wearing a red hooded top, jeans and with bare feet being pinned to the floor by police officers.
One video showed a knife on the floor under a plastic chair.
The London Ambulance Service said the injured man has been taken to a major trauma centre.
Miqdaad Versi, from the Muslim Council of Britain, said he had been told by people inside the mosque that the attack took place while preparations were being made for afternoon prayers.
“It is deeply concerning that this has happened… Given other recent attacks elsewhere many Muslims are on edge,” he said.
Prime minister Boris Johnson tweeted that he was “deeply saddened” by the stabbing and his “thoughts are with the victim and all those affected”.
