Police said both victims were in hospital in stable condition.
Officers detained a 45-year-old suspect after subduing him with a stun gun. Some officers were also attacked during the incident, authorities said.
Forensic police officers inspect the scene of the attack in London on Wednesday. Photo: EPA/TOLGA AKMEN
The stabbings, the latest in a series of antisemitic attacks in Britain, have prompted calls for urgent action from Jewish community leaders in London, as well as from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country's president, amid concerns about the safety of Britain’s Jewish population, the Reuters news agency reported.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley told reporters that the suspect has a history of serious violence and mental health issues.
London Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley. Photo: EPA/TOLGA AKMEN
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the attack "utterly appalling."
"This is not an isolated incident," he said in a statement. "It is the latest in a spate of utterly vile attacks on the Jewish community."
Starmer said his government would boost funding for security for Jewish communities and take measures to counter what he called "malign state actors."
A spokesperson for King Charles said the monarch was "being kept fully informed and is naturally deeply concerned, in particular about the impact for the Jewish community," Reuters reported.
Source: Reuters, IAR, PAP