An 18-year-old British Pakistani teenager named Zeeshan Afzal has been killed in a knife attack outside Oldbury Jamia Masjid in Smethwick, England, on Friday evening.

 

According to reports, the attack took place while worshippers were performing Taraweeh prayers inside the mosque.

 

Two other young men, aged 19 and 22, were also injured in the attack and are being treated in a local hospital. Their injuries are not considered life-threatening.

 

Worshippers leaving the mosque said they were stunned to see heavy police and paramedic presence outside.

 

The attack happened in the mosque car park. Police cordoned off the area while worshippers were asked to return inside for about 40 minutes. When allowed to leave, they could not take away their vehicles as the area had become a crime scene.

 

West Midlands Police has stated that members of the public reported a disturbance in the car park of Jamia Masjid Chashma-e-Rahmat on Oldbury Road. Officers found Zeeshan Afzal with stab wounds. Paramedics tried to save him, but he died at the scene.

 

Police have launched a murder investigation and are working to determine the circumstances of the attack and identify those responsible.