{"id":61689,"date":"2026-02-23T19:37:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pothwar.com\/news\/?p=61689"},"modified":"2026-02-23T19:39:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:39:02","slug":"london-pakistani-origin-teen-killed-in-knife-attack-outside-smethwick-masjid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pothwar.com\/news\/2026\/02\/23\/london-pakistani-origin-teen-killed-in-knife-attack-outside-smethwick-masjid\/","title":{"rendered":"London: Pakistani-Origin Teen Killed in Knife Attack Outside Smethwick Masjid"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\">\u0644\u0646\u062f\u0646 (\u067e\u0648\u0679\u06be\u0648\u0627\u0631\u0688\u0627\u0679 \u06a9\u0627\u0645 \u2014 \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0646\u0635\u06cc\u0631 \u0631\u0627\u062c\u06c1 | 24 \u0641\u0631\u0648\u0631\u06cc 2026):\u0628\u0631\u0637\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u06c1 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0686\u0627\u0642\u0648 \u0628\u0631\u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0634\u062e\u0635 \u0646\u06d2 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community in shock.<\/h4>\n<h4 data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"536\">The attack took place on Friday evening outside Oldbury Jamia Mosque in Smethwick, a town near Birmingham, while worshippers were inside offering Taraweeh prayers during the holy month of Ramadan.<\/h4>\n<h4 data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"718\">The deceased has been identified as 18-year-old Zeeshan Afzal, a resident of Smethwick and of Pakistani origin. According to reports, he was attacked in the mosque\u2019s car park area.<\/h4>\n<h4 data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"905\">Two other young men, aged 19 and 22, were also injured in the incident. They were shifted to a local hospital for treatment and are reported to be in stable condition and out of danger.<\/h4>\n<h4 data-start=\"907\" data-end=\"1149\">The tragic event during Ramadan has deeply affected the local Muslim community. Worshippers said they were stunned to see a heavy police and emergency services presence outside when they completed their Taraweeh prayers and exited the mosque.<\/h4>\n<h4 data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1468\">As the attack occurred in the mosque\u2019s parking area, authorities cordoned off the entire vicinity. Police instructed worshippers to remain inside the mosque for approximately 40 minutes. They were later not permitted to remove their vehicles from the car park, as the location had been declared an active crime scene.<\/h4>\n<h4 data-start=\"1470\" data-end=\"1691\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">West Midlands Police<\/span><\/span> has launched a murder investigation and is working to determine the motive behind the attack and identify those involved. 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