British Police Link Stabbing Suspect to Counter-Radicalisation Program
British police announced that the man suspected of stabbing two Jewish men in North London was previously referred to the government's Prevent program. The 45-year-old British national, originally from Somalia, had a Prevent referral in 2020 that was closed in the same year, according to police.
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British police have identified the suspect in the stabbing of two Jewish men in North London as someone previously recognized by the government's counter-radicalisation Prevent programme.
The 45-year-old suspect, a British national of Somali origin, had been subject to a Prevent referral in 2020.
The referral was closed later that same year, police reported in their statement.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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