Chasidishe Man stabbed in the Head in London

An Orthodox Jewish man was stabbed in London Friday, in an apparent anti-Semitic attack.

The incident occurred on Stoke Newington High Street in the Hackney area of east London Friday morning just before 11:00 a.m. (local time).

The victim was treated at the scene by a Hatzola emergency response team before being evacuated by an air ambulance to a London hospital. He is reportedly in stable condition.

London Metropolitan Police were called to the scene, and have arrested the suspected assailant.

The Hackney Council confirmed that a “police incident” had occurred, adding that roads in the area have been closed off.

Witnesses say the suspect stabbed the victim, a Hasidic Jew, before being tackled by construction workers, who detained the assailant until police arrived to take him into custody.

A friend of the victim who was present during the attack told MailOnline that the victim had suffered blade wounds to his skull.

The victim was identified as a man in his 50s who lives in the Stamford Hill neighborhood of London. He was reportedly standing outside of a bank when the assailant attacked him.

Community Security Trust (CST), a British non-profit which monitors anti-Semitism, said it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the stabbing.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman released a statement on the stabbing saying Friday:

 "At 10:54 a.m., police were called to reports of a male being restrained in Stoke Newington High Street, N16. Officers and London Ambulance Service attended. A man, aged in his 50s, was found suffering stab wounds."

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