Theo van Gogh style attack, now in the UK

From Eric Dondero:

A prominent British Member of Parliament was stabbed in the stomach by a Muslim woman during a constituency service meeting in his district. Towards the end of a routine meeting with constituents, the woman jumped over a desk and repeatedly lunged a long knife into the abdomen area of Labour MP Stephen Timms. He is said to be in critical but stable condition.

From a late night (US) report from the UK Daily Mail:

Stephen Timms was attacked by the 21-year-old, who appeared to be wearing Muslim dress, at his regular Friday afternoon surgery in his East London constituency.

She lunged at him and stabbed him twice before being wrestled away by a security guard and arrested.

An aide to Timms, 22-year old Andrew Bazeley, wrestled with the woman and took the knife away.

Attacker was wearing a long black Burqa

A witness described a crazed Muslim woman as the perpetrator:

'The security guard had grabbed this Asian woman. She was wearing a long black outfit like what Muslims wear and an orangey headscarf. I think she was a Muslim.

'She wasn't saying anything. They were just grabbing her to keep her still. She was really shaking.

'The Muslim woman seem shocked and distressed. It was the most shocking thing I've ever seen.

Note - in the British press Middle Easterners and most especially Pakistanis are often described as "Asian."

Ironically, Timms is a very popular politician in his East Ham (greater London) district. He is a self-described "Christian Socialist." And he is said to be a friend of the Muslim community.

UPDATE!!

Suspect: Muslim Woman from Bangladesh

OutlookIndia.com is reporting:

A 21-year-old Bangladeshi-origin Muslim woman Roshonara Choudhary was today charged with the attempted murder over stabbing of Labour MP Stephen Timms who escaped death narrowly, and will appear in the court on Monday.