LONDON, Aug 3: A 20-year-old Saudi student was tragically stabbed to death in the historic city of Cambridge on Friday night, prompting a major murder investigation.

Emergency services rushed to Mill Park at 11:27 p.m. on August 1 following reports of a violent incident. The young man was found with critical injuries and despite efforts to save him, was pronounced dead just after midnight.

Though British authorities have yet to officially name the victim, prominent Saudi news outlets Al-Ekhbariya and Al-Arabiya identified him as Mohammed Al-Qasim.

Cambridgeshire Police confirmed that a 21-year-old man from Cambridge has been arrested on suspicion of murder. A second man, aged 50, was also detained on suspicion of assisting the offender. Both remain in custody at Thorpe Wood Police Station.

“We would like to thank the public for their support and assistance following our appeal,” said Detective Inspector Dale Mepstead of the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit. “The investigation remains ongoing and we continue to urge anyone with information to come forward.”

Al-Qasim was reportedly a student at EF International Language Campuses in Cambridge, which released a statement expressing deep sorrow over the incident. “We are deeply saddened at the death of one of our adult students,” the school said, calling the event an “isolated incident” and offering counselling to affected students and staff.

“Our thoughts are with the student’s loved ones during this incredibly difficult time,” the school added.

Police are urging witnesses or anyone with information to come forward via www.cambs.police.uk or by calling 101 and quoting Operation Brackley.

The incident has sent shockwaves through the student community in Cambridge and among Saudis abroad, as the investigation into this senseless act of violence continues.