The UK terrorism threat level has been raised to “severe” in the wake of the Golders Green stabbings, meaning a terror attack is “highly likely”.
The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre announced the decision on Thursday, a day after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London and in the wake of several attacks in Jewish neighbourhoods in recent weeks.
It comes as police confirmed the suspect in Wednesday’s attack had previously been reported to Prevent, the Government’s anti-extremism programme, and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was heckled during a visit to the scene on Thursday.
The 45-year-old British national was born in Somalia and came to the UK legally as a child in the 1990s, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said.
ITV News understands his name is Essa Suleiman.
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