UK police arrest man after two stabbed in London's Jewish area

British police arrested a man after two people were stabbed in an area of north London with a large Jewish population, a community organisation said on Wednesday.

Police said the two victims, aged 76 and 34, were both in a stable condition in hospital, and officers, some of whom the suspect also attacked, had arrested a 45-year-old man after stopping him with a Taser stun gun.

The suspect is a British national, born in Somalia, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. He was initially taken to a hospital, but has since been discharged and taken to a London police station, where he remains in custody.

Detectives believe the suspect was also involved in a separate altercation earlier on Wednesday in southeast London. The suspect was armed with a knife in that incident, and a person received minor injuries, the police said.

The suspect, whom police are questioning on suspicion of attempted murder, had a history of serious violence and mental health issues, London's police chief, Mark Rowley, said in a statement at the scene.