Allah mosque attack: Hero police officer who was stabbed as he tackled knife attacker at mosque praises support of community and medics Thanked community and medics for tending to his knife wounds By Paul Bentley, John Stevens and Anna Edwards The brave policeman who arrested a knifeman in a mosque after being stabbed in the chest and stomach has thanked surgeons for 'putting me back together'. The unnamed 31-year-old officer sustained the injuries after he Tasered the Somali Muslim at the Madrasah Qasim-ul-Uloom mosque in Ward End, Birmingham. The 32-year-old allegedly stabbed the officer and three mosque worshippers after screaming: "Allah is going to punish you all. The heroic policeman who arrested a knifeman after being stabbed in the chest and stomach has thanked doctors for 'putting him back together' The injured officer used a West Midlands Police Twitter account to thank the community for their support The injured officer - who was wearing a stab-proof vest - managed to disarm the suspect and arrest him at the scene before being rushed to hospital himself. Today the heroic policeman used a West Midlands Police Twitter account to thank the community for their support. Using @BhamResponseC, he said: 'Borrowing the team account to say a big "Thank You" to all for your tweets of support. It means a lot to know the community has our backs. I also want to thank @OFFICIALWMAS for sorting me out at the scene. The gents in the mosque for risking their safety to help me #oneteam. 'I'm currently recovering from my surgery but hope to be back on my feet ASAP. Thanks again to everyone that helped put me back together x. One witness, who asked not to be named, said the scene at the mosque was like a 'blood bath'. He said: "I heard shouting behind me as I was praying. It is then that the officer intervened, but was stabbed in his torso. The knifeman stopped to wash blood from his hands before praying, according to witnesses. Mohammed Yasser, 31, a software programmer said: 'My dad went to read at the mosque but was stopped by the police. He said there had been an attack at the mosque. A worshipper had come in who was a Somalian and he attacked on person and then attacked two others. The others tried to subdue him and then he went to wash his hands and then started praying again. Then two police officers came and went in and Tasered him. Chief Superintendent Alex Murray, of West Midlands Police, praised the policeman and said that there wuld be an investigation into why the Taser appeared to have no effect on the attacker. He said: 'A man inside the mosque reported to police just after 11pm that someone inside was stabbing people. Our officers managed to arrive just four minutes later. A male and female officer saw people injured and were directed to a side room where there was an individual with a knife. They challenged the individual, who then ran at them with a knife. A Taser used by the male officer had no effect on the man whatsoever. The attacker then stab the officer in the chest and stomach around his protective vest. Despite that the officer still managed to wrestle the attacker and disarm him. People in the mosque were brilliant, they managed to give first aid to our officer, as well as the other three people who were hurt. An off-duty surgeon was also there and provided invaluable help. There was some really brave action from police and the public in the mosque that night.