LONDON (AP) – British police say a stabbing west of London in which a man attacked a teenager with a baseball bat and knife while hurling racist abuse is being treated as a terrorist incident “inspired by the far-right.”
A 50-year-old man from the village of Stanwell, near Heathrow Airport, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of attempted murder and racially aggravated public order offences. A 19-year-old man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Neil Basu, head of counter-terrorism policing, said Sunday that while the investigation was just beginning, the incident had “hallmarks of a terror event.” He added, “police are committed to tackling all forms of toxic extremist ideology.”
No further details were immediately available.
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