Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing at London mosque
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing at a mosque.
Police were called to the scene in Park Road, near Regent’s Park, in central London at around 3.10pm on Thursday.
A man in his 70s was found with stab injuries was taken to hospital.
Scotland Yard said he was treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital, where his condition was assessed as non life-threatening.
We sent an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a car and an advanced paramedic practitioner to this incident in #RegentsPark.
— London Ambulance Service (@Ldn_Ambulance) February 20, 2020
We treated a man at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre. https://t.co/0KtDtLz8GR
The force said officers continue to investigate the circumstances of the stabbing.
Images posted to social media showed a white man in a red hooded top, jeans and bare feet being pinned to the floor by police officers inside the mosque, as others, including a small child, watched on.
One video showed a knife on the floor under a plastic chair.
