Attack at British Church
A man has attacked worshipers at a Birmingham Church.
At least three worshipers have been stabbed after a knife-wielding man stormed a Birmingham church during service, local media report, adding that the suspect has been arrested.
The incident took place in the New Jerusalem Apostolic Church at 10:50am, according to local media.
A 46-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, Birmingham Mail newspaper reported.
One of the victims, a 33-year-old man has been taken to hospital in a stable condition, the paper added.
“Early indications suggest that the offender and victim knew each other and that this was a targeted attack,” a police spokesperson said.
The church minister told The Birmingham Mail that three people were injured in the attack.
Minister Kevin Hutchinson described how a man wielding a “large kitchen knife” interrupted Sunday service, but was challenged by at least three churchgoers who were injured by the attacker.
They managed to detain him until police arrived, Hutchinson added.
Sunday worshippers stabbed in horror attack after knifeman storms Birmingham church during service https://t.co/dMxSVYe4O2 pic.twitter.com/kk8F6xAUkx
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) September 10, 2017
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