Somali-born British national Essa Suleiman has been charged with attempted murder after two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green on Wednesday.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed the 45-year-old suspect, from Camberwell, London, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a bladed article in a public place.
Mr Suleiman was also charged with a separate count of attempted murder after an incident was reported in Great Dover Street, Southwark, just hours before the incident in Golders Green.
He will now appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later today, the Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed.
The Somali-born British national was charged in connection with an attack against two men in North London.
Commander Helen Flanagan, the head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said: "Our thoughts remain with the victims involved and specialist officers continue to provide them with support as their recovery continues.
"We are determined to get justice for the victims and now that a person has been charged, I would urge everyone to avoid any further speculation in relation to this case so that justice can run its course."
Two Jewish men, Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76, were treated on Highfield Avenue in Golders Green for stab wounds.
Two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green
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Mr Rand said it was a "miracle" he survived the attack. He has since been discharged from hospital, Rabbi Levi Schapiro from the Jewish Community Council said.
Meanwhile, the 76-year-old remains in a stable condition.
Suleiman arrived in the UK legally back in the 1990s. He was referred to Prevent, the Government's anti-terror body, in 2020.
His case was dropped that same year.
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Sir Mark Rowley accused Zack Polanski of contributing to rising tensions in society
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On Thursday, the UK terrorism was raised to "severe" in the wake of Wednesday's attack - meaning that another terror attack is "highly likely".
The Home Office said that the threat level had been "rising for some time".
This morning, the commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Sir Mark Rowley told Britons to stay alert, adding: "Don't be alarmed, don’t be afraid, but be alert and help us by giving us information."
"Secondly, I think everybody should reflect on the levels of antisemitic attitudes in society and we should all call it out, because these are British Jews," he told LBC.
On Thursday, Sir Mark hit out at Green Party leader Zack Polanski for reposing an X post from an "armchair critic" accusing police of "repeatedly and violently kicking a mentally ill man in the head"
The police chief said the post was "inaccurate and misinformed" and accused Mr Polanski of "contributing to rising tensions in society".
"I am disappointed because it is this kind of inaccurate and misinformed commentary - with its associated casual disregard for the incredibly challenging and dangerous work police officers do to protect the public - that is contributing to the rising tensions we are seeing in society and undermines officers' confidence to act," Sir Mark wrote.
"London's Jewish communities are scared. They have experienced a series of targeted attacks on the community, and they expect our officers to act and protect them.
"That is exactly what our officers did yesterday. Your decision to criticise these officers, using your public profile and reach, will have a chilling effect."
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