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'I was trying to save a life,' man who intervened in Golders Green attack tells BBC

www.bbc.com·Daniel Sandford·6 months ago
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Daniel Sandford, UK correspondent and

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Watch: Man who intervened in Golders Green attack speaks about incident

A man who intervened during a knife attack on a Jewish man in Golders Green has told the BBC how he was trying to save a life.

Ashkan Asadian rushed to help 76-year-old Moshe Shine as he was being attacked at a bus stop on Wednesday morning.

Fearing Shine would be killed, Asadian said he tried to disarm the attacker.

When the attacker later fled into a greengrocer's, Asadian barricaded him in with a shopping trolley, helping to give police enough time to arrive.

Shine, who suffered serious injuries, has now been discharged from hospital.

CCTV footage showed Shine standing at a bus stop adjusting his kippah - a traditional cap - before he was attacked on the north London street.…

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