A suspected terrorist has been arrested after a woman was stabbed in an attack in Cheltenham.
The victim was knifed outside a leisure centre in Tommy Taylors Lane at around 9.15pm on Thursday 9 March.
She was rushed to hospital with serious injuries, where she remains in a stable condition.
A 29-year-old local man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder but has since been further arrested on suspicion of offences under the Terrorism Act.
He’s being held in custody on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism.
The investigation is now being headed up by Counter Terrorism Policing South East alongside Counter Terrorism Policing South West and officers from Gloucestershire Constabulary.
A warrant of further detention has been obtained from the court, allowing officers to keep him in custody until Thursday 16 March.
Assistant Chief Constable Richard Ocone of Gloucestershire Constabulary said: “I would like to reassure those living locally or visiting the county that we believe this was an isolated incident and we are not aware of any wider threat to members of the public. We are working closely with our partners in Counter Terrorism Policing.
“We appreciate that an incident of this nature may be concerning and we would encourage people to contact us via 101 with any additional information they may have about the incident.”
