UK police: Suspects in attack on Iranian journalist fled country

Pouria Zeraati, a presenter for independent Persian-language outlet Iran International, flashes a victory sign in a photo he posted of himself on X March 30, 2024, while hospitalized after a stabbing attack. [Courtesy]

The suspects who allegedly stabbed a journalist for an independent Iranian media outlet in London last week fled the country after the attack, police said on Tuesday.

Pouria Zeraati, 36, a presenter for Persian-language Iran International, was stabbed in his leg last Friday afternoon outside his home in Wimbledon, southwest London.