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This is the dramatic moment a heroic police officer tasered a suspected knifeman in Golders Green to the floor and wrestled a blade out of his hands.
Metropolitan Police rushed to the north London suburb with a large Jewish population after two men were stabbed yesterday.
Two Jewish men, Moshe Shine, 76, and Shloime Rand, 34, were hospitalised after another terror attack in the heart of the Jewish community in broad daylight.
Mr Rand was stabbed in the chest, with the knife narrowly missing vital organs, while the pensioner was knifed in the neck at a bus stop a mere 400 yards away.
Officers then arrested a 45-year-old suspect, who has ‘serious violence and mental health issues,’ Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said.
The Daily Mail understands the suspect is a British national who was born in Somalia, and was known to the Government’s Prevent de-radicalisation scheme.
Bodycam footage of the horrifying incident shows the alleged walk towards officers shortly after they descended on the scene.
As the officers edge backwards, they can be heard ordering the alleged knifeman to ‘get down on the ground’ and to step back as one holds up pepper spray.
The man continues to ignore the directions, moving closer to the police with one officer firing a Taser to no avail.
The alleged attacker then advances on as one of the officers deploys a successful second Taser shot as another can be heard shouting ‘Taser, Taser’.
Bodycam footage of the horrifying incident in Golders Green shows the alleged walk towards officers shortly after they descended on the scene
While one of the police officers managed to throw the knife away, another officer as well as the bystander gained control of the man’s arms.
The suspect falls to the ground as the two brave policemen rush to apprehend him, as they repeatedly order him to ‘drop the knife’
The alleged knifeman continues to tussle with police officers as one stands guard, with the Taser positioned towards the accused.
Another policeman can be seen kicking the suspect in the head as he continues to shout for the suspect to ‘drop the f*****g knife’.
Then, a heroic passerby helps the two officers as they attempt to grapple the knife out of the alleged assailant’s hand.
And while one of the police officers manages to throw the knife away, another officer, as well as the bystander, gained control of the man’s arms.
As they place the alleged knifeman in handcuffs, an officer can be heard saying: ‘You are under arrest on suspicion of attempted murder.’
His partner can be heard speaking into the radio, with a lack of breath, following the horrifying incident, to notify his co-workers that the man has been arrested.
It comes as Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley praised officers and Shomrim, a Jewish community security organisation for their bravery.
‘My first thoughts are with the two British Jews who were attacked while going about their daily lives, as they should be able to do freely and safely in their own local community,’ he said in a statement.
‘I also want to pay tribute to my officers, who were on the scene within a few minutes and whose actions undoubtedly prevented further injury and saved lives.
‘They are nothing short of extraordinary. They confronted a man they believed to be a terrorist, who refused to show his hands, who was violent, and who continued to pose a clear threat.
‘These were not armed officers and they feared that he was concealing an explosive device.
Moshe Shine, 76, was one of two Jews stabbed in a north London terror attack on Wednesday morning
CCTV image reportedly shows the moment Moshe Shine was stabbed while waiting for a bus
Both victims remain in hospital in a stable condition, with a police probe into the terror-related incident ongoing
‘Using only their training, courage and Tasers, they detained him while he continued to try to attack and stab them.
‘They will tell you they were simply doing their jobs, but without their bravery, I dread to think what the outcome could have been.
‘I also want to recognise the voluntary first responders from the community including the Shomrim.’
He added: ‘Too many Jewish people in this country feel they have to make choices that no Briton should ever have to make, about how they dress, where they go, or how visibly they live their lives.
‘That is completely unacceptable and has gone on for far too long.
He continued: ‘Let me be absolutely clear. We have seen a rise in racist and antisemitic hate crime.
‘And while I cannot comment on live investigations, we know that some individuals are being encouraged, persuaded, or paid to commit acts of violence on behalf of foreign organisations and hostile states.
‘If you act out of hatred, racism or antisemitism, we will come after you and you will face the consequences.’
It comes after Israel warned Sir Keir Starmer that anti-Semitism is a ‘national emergency’ after the attack in Golders Green.
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis demanded ‘meaningful action’ and Donald Trump’s anti-Semitism tsar said ‘enough is enough’ following the rampage.
Last night, relatives of Mr Rand and friends of Mr Shine said the men were recovering in hospital, and medical staff said they were stable.
It comes just a month after four Jewish community ambulances were torched a stone’s throw from yesterday’s stabbings in an attack linked to an Iran terror group.
On Monday, there was an arson attack on a memorial to Iranian protesters a street away from the knifing, and last week, there were further attacks against Jewish people in Slough and Watford.
Jonathan Hall, the independent reviewer of terror legislation, warned that anti-Semitic attacks amounted to the ‘biggest national security emergency since Covid’.
Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch said: ‘Jewish people in our country are under constant attack. This is no longer a growing pattern.
‘There is an epidemic of violence against Jewish people.
‘It is now a national emergency and needs to be treated as such by the Government and public authorities.’
She added: ‘I’m not the head of the police, I’m not the Prime Minister, but I can see there are certain things that are fuelling this and we need to drain the swamp.’
The scene was cordoned off and guarded by a strong police presence
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley made a statement at the scene, but was met with indignation from the Jewish community
The Jewish community demanded an end to hate marches that have become a regular sight in London and a ‘zero tolerance to any anti-Semitism’ on university campuses.
Outrage boiled over as political leaders put out predictable statements sharing ‘concerns,’ without any clear plan of action.
Sir Keir, who called a Cobra meeting yesterday, told the Commons: ‘It is deeply concerning to everyone in this House.
‘There is now a police investigation, and I think we all need to do everything we can to support that investigation.’
He said he would visit the scene ‘as soon as possible’ and condemned the ‘appalling attack’.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood pledged that the Government would ‘strain every sinew’ to keep Jewish people safe, while London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan shared outrage and offered support before adding: ‘There must be absolutely no place for anti-Semitism in society.’
Anger was also aimed at Green Party leader Zack Polanski, who last week suggested fears of anti-Semitic attacks may just be a ‘perception of unsafety’ and not ‘actual unsafety’.
The Government has since said it will invest a further £25 million into increased police patrols and protective security to keep Jewish communities safe in the wake of the double stabbing in north London.
Meanwhile, legislation will also be fast-tracked in the coming weeks to provide authorities with powers to target individuals and groups acting on behalf of state-sponsored organisations, following a number of incidents linked to Iranian proxies.
It means anyone acting as a proxy of a state-sponsored group can be investigated and prosecuted under the National Security Act, treating them in the same way as a foreign intelligence operative.
The Government said the new funding brings the total amount committed to protecting Jewish communities to £58 million for the year and will be spent on increasing police patrols, boosting security at synagogues, schools and community centres and putting more plain-clothes and specialist officers in targeted communities.
A police cordon surrounding the scene of a terror attack on the two Jewish men in Golders Green has since been lifted.
Parts of Highfield Avenue, Beverley Gardens and Golders Green Road in north-west London had been sealed off following the stabbings on Wednesday, but the roads were opened again by 7am on Thursday.
Traffic has resumed along Golders Green Road in both directions.
