India, July 24 -- A 51-year-old man identified as Raul Morales has been arrested after two separate stabbing attacks on Manhattan's Upper West Side on Thursday afternoon. According to the New York Police Department (NYPD), two men were injured within minutes of each other in what investigators believe were unprovoked attacks. Both victims were taken to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital and were reported to be in stable condition.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said detectives are also looking into whether the attacks should be treated as a hate crime. Police added that Morales is the only suspect in the case, and the early investigation suggests mental health may have played a role, although the department has no known prior mental healt...