A suspect has been taken into custody after two men were stabbed on Manhattan’s Upper West Side on Thursday afternoon. New York City police said the incident was being investigated as a possible antisemitic attack, making the alleged motive a significant part of the inquiry.

The New York Police Department confirmed that both victims had suffered stab wounds, although the information provided did not state their conditions or identify the suspect. Officials had not publicly set out further details about what led to the attack or evidence supporting the possible antisemitic motive.