A man was arrested after a stabbing attack at the London Central Mosque on Thursday, police said. A septuagenarian was injured, but his life is not in danger.
The attack took place shortly after 3 p.m. this Thursday afternoon. According to a witness, who recounts the scene on Twitter, a man entered the large mosque near Regent's Park at prayer time and wounded a worshiper, stabbing him in the neck. It would be the muezzin (member of the mosque responsible for launching the call to prayer, note).
In a statement, the London police said they had arrested a suspect: "A man was arrested on the spot, suspected of attempted murder".
Witnesses videotaped the arrest and shared it on social media.
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