Man charged over Golders Green ‘hate crime’ attack after ‘brandishing knife at staff’ in Jewish supermarket

(LBC) A man who allegedly brandished a knife at staff in a Jewish supermarket during an alleged hate crime has been charged and is set to appear in court.

Gabriel Abdullah, 34, was arrested minutes after the alleged attack, where he demanded staff answer questions about “events in Palestine,” according to reports.

Police said the harrowing incident had “left our Jewish communities shaken” and said they would be carrying out increased patrols in the predominantly Jewish area following the incident.

Officers initially responded to reports of the man brandishing a knife at Kay’s kosher supermarket in Golders Green in north-west London just before 1.30pm on Monday.

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