Rajini Vaidyanathan
Reporting from Golders Green

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What's usually a bustling stretch of Golders Green road with fruit shops, a kosher supermarket, a butchers and baker, now lies behind police tape - as police officers investigate the scene of the stabbing.

This is a resilient community. It was just weeks ago that four ambulances operated by the Jewish medical charity Hatzola were set alight, just metres from today's incident.

In recent weeks I've interviewed Jewish leaders who say attacks on their community have risen - there have been other arson attacks in other parts of London including on a synagogue.

Security is already on high alert - today's attacks mean many here feel even less safe.

As we've been reporting, two Jewish men have been stabbed in Golders Green in north London.

The Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service say they have responded to an incident in Highfield Avenue.

Meanwhile, a local resident told us that one stabbing took place on Golders Green Road outside some shops, while the other was on a side road outside a synagogue.

Lucy Manning
Reporting from Golders Green

Ben Grossnass from Shomrim, a Jewish security volunteer group, describes how the team responded:

"We got a phone call to the hotline saying that there's a man stabbing people and we sent our members to scene. We were first on scene, and we apprehended him together with the police.

"He was outside the synagogue on Highfield Avenue, and he started stabbing someone outside there.

"Then he went on down Golders Green Road, and he continued stabbing a visibly Jewish man and he went after him, pushed him over and started stabbing him repeatedly."

Just a few weeks ago there was an arson attack against Hatzola ambulances run by a Jewish medical charity, almost in the same place. They treated the injured this morning. Here's Grossnass again:

"It's just one after another and we're just crying out to the government to listen to us, feel the pain of the community. What's going on? How much more can we take? We're still in shock from the previous instance and this one happened."

Steven Bak, also from Shomrim, says everyone is shocked.

"Our kids are in shock and fear and having a hard time at the moment, just going up, walking, going to the shops, going to synagogue. So we have to pull together like we normally do, and just try and continue life," he says.

A police cordon remains in place after a man was arrested following the attack in Golders Green.

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The London Ambulance Service says three patients were treated at the scene following the attack - the service took two to hospital, with the third taken by Hatzola, a volunteer Jewish ambulance service.

As a reminder, police said two people were injured in the attacks, aged in their 70s and 30s, with a suspect Tasered and arrested.

The LAS adds that a "number of resources", including an air ambulance, were sent to the scene.

"We were called at 11.22am today [29 April] to reports of a stabbing on Highfield Avenue, NW11.

"We sent a number of resources to the scene including ambulance crews, paramedics in fast response cars, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance."

An image shared on social media earlier appeared to show an air ambulance near the scene.

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We can bring you more now from the police statement, which we published earlier.

Head of Counter Terrorism Policing Laurence Taylor says: "Whilst I must stress this investigation is at an early stage, we are working quickly to understand exactly what happened."

Det Ch Supt Luke Williams, who leads policing in the area, says police are grateful to officers who "swiftly Tasered and arrested the suspect before he could cause further harm".

He adds that the suspect is in custody, and investigators are "considering all possible motives".

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What we know

• Police have arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London

• The two victims - one man in his 70s, and another in his 30s - are in a "stable condition" and are being treated in hospital, police say
• According to a local resident, one man was stabbed outside shops on Golders Green Road, while the other man was attacked on a side road outside a synagogue

• A Jewish community security organisation says it detained a man running along the high street "attempting to stab Jewish members of the public" - police then Tasered the suspect and arrested him
• The suspect also attempted to stab police officers, the Met says

• The investigation is being led by specialist officers from Counter Terrorism Policing "to establish the full circumstances and any links to terrorism"

What we don't know

• The background or nationality of the suspect - police say they are "working to establish" this

• If police are looking for anybody else in connection with the attack
• When the victims might be discharged from hospital, or the extent of their injuries

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Some reaction now from the Conservative Party, with Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch saying Jewish people in the UK are under "constant attack".

"This is no longer a growing pattern. There is an epidemic of violence against Jewish people," she writes on X.

"It is now a national emergency and needs to be treated as such by the government and public authorities."

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has called today's incident an "appalling antisemitic attack".

He separately tells the BBC he has spoken to a mother in Golders Green who is "scared to send her children to school because of these attacks".

Keir Starmer has called the attack "deeply concerning", adding "attacks on our Jewish community are attacks on Britain".

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A pizza shop worker has spoken of the moment he helped an older man bleeding from his neck after being stabbed in Golders Green.

Tariq Aziz tells the PA Media: "He came to our shop and then I gave him a tissue and helped him, and then police came suddenly and arrest the guy."

He says the suspect "wasn't running away" following the attack, and had pointed him out to police as he was "just walking down there with a knife".

Aziz adds that he believes the victim was stabbed twice.

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We've just had a statement from the Metropolitan Police.

"At 11:16hrs on Wednesday 29 April, officers responded following reports of people stabbed in Highfield Avenue.

"Local officers and armed officers attended, alongside the London Ambulance Service.

"The suspect also attempted to stab police officers, and was Tasered before being arrested. No officers were injured.

"Two men – one in his 70s and one in his 30s – were treated at the scene for stab wounds. They have been taken to hospital and both are in a stable condition.

"A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He was taken into custody, where he remains. We are working to establish his nationality and background.

"Specialist officers from Counter Terrorism Policing are leading the investigation and working with the Metropolitan Police to establish the full circumstances and any links to terrorism."

We're now seeing CCTV footage, verified by the BBC, that appears to show the moment of the attack.

In the video, a person is standing on a street near a bus stop. Another person approaches him and then seems to attack, forcing him into the bus shelter.

The CCTV footage is timestamped 29 April at 11:20.

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More now from Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who a short while ago told MPs the Golders Green attack was "deeply concerning".

He now says on social media: "The antisemitic attack in Golders Green is utterly appalling."

Starmer thanks Jewish groups Shomrim and Hatzola, and the police, for "acting swiftly", and pledges that "those responsible will be brought to justice".

"Attacks on our Jewish community are attacks on Britain," he says.

Here are some of the first images from Golders Green, taken from social media.

The first shows the apparent moment a suspect was arrested, while the second shows the wider response by emergency services.

You can see clips in our carousel at the top of the page.

We've just heard from London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

In a social media post, he confirms there has been an attack on two Jewish Londoners in Golders Green.

He also says police have made an arrest.

"I’m in close contact with the @MetPoliceUK, who will be providing further updates," he says, adding that "the Met have stepped up high visibility patrols in the area".

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The MP for Finchley and Golders Green, Sarah Sackman, says she is meeting the home secretary "imminently" to discuss the attack in her constituency.

"I have been made aware of a serious stabbing in Golders Green. The suspect has been detained," says Sackman in a statement.

She thanks Shomrim, the Jewish security group, for its "vital work" detaining the suspect.

"The attacks on British Jews are an attack on Britain itself. It is unconscionable that Jews are being targeted in this way", she says.

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In Parliament, Prime Minister Keir Starmer says today's stabbing attack in Golders Green is "deeply concerning".

He says an investigation is now ongoing, adding the country needs to be "absolutely clear in our determination to deal with any of these offences, the likes of which we've seen too much recently".

The Board of Deputies of British Jews has also issued a statement.

"We are aware of a reported stabbing incident in Golders Green, with two injured," it says on X.

"The police have apprehended a suspect.

"We are liaising with the CST [Community Security Trust], government and police to understand what has happened and ensure a forceful response."

Lucy Manning
Special correspondent

A local resident, Gedale Weinberg, says the attack happened almost outside his house.

He was alerted after hearing the police and ambulances arrive.

He says one stabbing took place on Golders Green Road outside shops, and another was on a side road outside a synagogue.

He says his road is in lockdown, with armed police on the scene.

Lucy Manning
Special correspondent

BBC News has confirmed two Jewish men were stabbed in the attack and are currently being treated for serious injuries.