One man dead, two hurt after stabbing attack at mosque A stabbing attack during morning prayers has left one man dead and two men seriously hurt at a mosque in Melbourne's northern suburbs WORSHIPPERS ran for their lives during a stabbing attack during morning prayers that has left one man dead and two men seriously hurt at a mosque in Melbourne's north. Horrified witnesses said the attacker went beserk on Thursday at the Broadmeadows Mosque - which largely caters for the Turkish community. The man, who was not a regular worshiper, allegedly became violent when other worshippers refused to let him enter morning prayers. All the victims were elderly men. A rampage," one man said. The large police contigent, including a mobile command centre arrives at the scene at Dallas. Picture: Josie Hayden Six people locked themselves in the billiard room when they saw the knife and the president was locked in his office. Several men claimed the attacker was at the mosque with his sister when he went berserk. "He was asking if people if they were Yahudi (Jewish)," a man said. He then became agitated and not long after he pulled a knife. Witnesses told the Herald Sun that the man initially turned up at the mosque asking for financial help before making racist remarks and pulling out a knife and slashing people. Mosque regular Yunus Saglan described the dead man as "a gentleman." He tried to help people surrounding him. That's the sad thing - that they were just trying to help," he said. He claimed the mosque attempted to help the man just a day earlier, but he returned today in what appeared to be a drug affected state. "This is everyone's problem,"" he said. I think we need to do something about this issue. Investigators capture the scene where three worshippers were allegedly stabbed outside a Dallas mosque, in Melbourne's north. Of the two victims who survived the attack, one remains critically injured, after violence broke out at the mosque in King St, Dallas, just before 11am. Det Sen-Sgt Stuart Bailey said the shocking attack happened before about 40 members of the mosque. "Many of those were female and elderly," he said. "Three people in that mosque tried to prevent his entry - they were all in their 70s - the male has produced a knife and has stabbed all three of those (people)," Sen-Sgt Bailey said. Detectives and uniformed officers at the scene of the fatal stabbing attack. A sergeant, who was first on the scene, attempted to apprehend the man but was also assaulted. "Fortunately for police a Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) were also nearby and attended," Sen-Sgt Bailey said. They deployed capsicum spray which didn't stop the offender. He's then ran out of the mosque car park into King St where he was tasered by the CRT members. It took six CRT and two uniformed officers to arrest the alleged killer. Forensic investigators at the scene of the mosque stabbing. Police would not say whether the man was drug affected, but confirmed he was known to members of the mosque community. "It's a horrific attack on three elderly gentlemen that were just trying to go about their normal business at the mosque," Sen-Sgt Bailey said. The critically injured man from Mickleham was being treated at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. A man from Craigeburn, was taken to the Northern Hospital and was in a stable condition. Police at the scene of the stabbing attack at Dallas, Picture: Dean Felton/Seven News A 22-year-old Brunswick man was taken to St Vincent's Hospital and has since been released. He is being questioned by police. Homicide squad detectives and forensics crews examined the scene during the afternoon. Witnesses to the attack should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.