Attempted attack thwarted by worshippers

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A 38-year-old man has been arrested outside a mosque in Southall this Monday morning (3 June).

Police were called to the building on Hayes Road at 4.33am to a report of a man with a hammer threatening people. By the time they had arrived the man had been detained by worshippers who were at the mosque for the conclusion of Ramadan.

He has subsequently been arrested on suspicion of attempted GBH and is in custody at a west London police station. There are no reports of any injuries.

The incident is not being treated as terror-related. It is believed the man may have been involved in a dispute the previous day with people who he thought where in the mosque.

Officers remain at the scene.

June 3, 2019