New Delhi, July 15 -- A 48-year-old man was arrested after stabbing a Muslim worker multiple times at a shopping centre in United States' Utah, with investigators saying he admitted he targeted the victim because of his religion.

According to Reuters, police said the suspect told officers he "intends to kill Muslims" and described him as posing "a substantial danger to the public if released based on his violent actions ... ideologies and pre-planned mass casualty events."

The attack took place on Monday at Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City. Responding officers found the victim suffering from "multiple stab wounds all over his body and was bleeding profusely", according to a police affidavit.

Witnesses at the scene managed to restra...