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Golders Green Terror Plot: Suspect Arrested, Police Defended, Polanski Criticized

5/2/2026

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Sir Mark defended the officers’ rapid response to the Golders Green attack and warned against “us-and-them” rhetoric.
Essa Suleiman, 45, was arrested in Golders Green on suspicion of attempting to murder Shloime Rand and Moshe Shine, and Met classified the incident as terrorism.
Liberal Democrat Luke Taylor called Polanski’s reposting “utterly disgraceful” and criticized his comments on fear in the Jewish community.

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Sir Mark defended the officers’ rapid response to the Golders Green attack and warned against “us-and-them” rhetoric.
Essa Suleiman, 45, was arrested in Golders Green on suspicion of attempting to murder Shloime Rand and Moshe Shine, and Met classified the incident as terrorism.
Liberal Democrat Luke Taylor called Polanski’s reposting “utterly disgraceful” and criticized his comments on fear in the Jewish community.