A stabbing in Surrey, England, in which a man rampaged with a baseball bat and knife while hurling racist abuse is being treated as a terror attack.
Counter terrorism officers and Surrey Police are investigating after the incident in Stanwell on Saturday night.
A 50-year-old man from the village was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and racially aggravated public order offences, Counter Terrorism Policing South East said.
Neighbours said they were “shocked” and “scared” by the incident.
Officers were called at around 10.30pm to reports of a man acting aggressively and shouting racist comments while carrying the weapons in Viola Avenue where vehicles had been damaged.
They then received another call reporting a man had been stabbed.
Armed police attended and arrested a suspect who remains in custody.
A 19-year-old man was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries and continues to receive treatment.
Abhishek Agrawal, 40, and his wife Tanu, 36, who run catering company Indian Homemade based in the street, said they were shocked and scared by news of the attack.
Mr Agrawal said: “Last night I saw a helicopter so we knew something was happening. We could hear it flying above the area for a long time.
“We didn’t know what happened until today.
“We have lived here for nearly a decade and have never heard of anything like this happening.
“It’s very scary to hear this has happened, I work in central London and often come back late on the last bus.”
Mrs Agrawal said: “It’s very scary and sad.
“It’s a very quiet area.
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