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| Stoke Newington: Man stabbed on busy high street | Stoke Newington: Man stabbed on busy high street |
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| A man is in hospital after a knife attack on a busy London street. | A man is in hospital after a knife attack on a busy London street. |
| A "Jewish man", believed to be in his 50s, was found suffering from stab wounds on Stoke Newington High Street, Hackney, at about 11.00 BST. | |
| Members of the public restrained the suspected attacker who was also taken to hospital with minor head injuries. | Members of the public restrained the suspected attacker who was also taken to hospital with minor head injuries. |
| The man, thought to be in his 40s, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Police are investigating whether the attack was a hate crime. | |
| Construction site manager Lazar Friedlander and his brother Matt restrained the attacker after hearing a "serious scream". | |
| Mr Friedlander said: "We ran outside, I saw a Jewish man covered in blood. | |
| "I'm Jewish myself, and I can see another Jewish man shouting 'hold him, catch him, he's got a knife! Stabbing!' | |
| "There were a couple of other people trying to grab him. | |
| "Me and my brother managed to force him down and put his hands behind his back until the police came." | |
| Mr Friedlander said he tried to question the attacker who "just blanked me and wouldn't say anything". |