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Re: طعن امام مسجد بوسط لندن (صورة) (Re: خضر الطيب)
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Images posted on social media showed the alleged attacker, who was barefoot, being pinned to the floor of the mosque by police officers as worshippers looked on. In one video, a knife was seen on the floor under a plastic chair.
A statement on the mosque’s website confirmed the victim was calling worshippers to prayer. “There was an incident today at London Central Mosque where an unknown individual attacked and stabbed the muazzin (the person who makes the call to prayer) during Asr prayer around 3pm,” a statement said.
“The attacker was apprehended by the worshippers until the police arrived and arrested him. The muazzin did not sustain any life-threatening injuries but was seriously injured and is being treated at the hospital.
“We await further information from the police regarding the incident, our thoughts and prayers are with the Muazzin and his family.”
A Met spokesman said police were called to reports of a stabbing at the Park Road mosque at 3.10pm on Thursday.
“Officers attended along with paramedics from the London ambulance service. A man was found with stab injuries.
“He was treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital … A man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder. A crime scene has been put in place. Inquiries continue.”
The ambulance service said the victim had been taken to a major trauma centre.
The service tweeted: “We sent an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a car and an advanced paramedic practitioner to this incident in Regent’s Park.
“We treated a man at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre.”
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