It comes as police confirmed extra armed officers would be deployed on the Tube network after the incident, in which the alleged attacker is said to have shouted “This is for Syria”.
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The strikes were launched after British lawmakers voted to extend their existing military efforts against the Islamist terror group in Iraq into Syria in the wake of the Paris attacks.
The video appeared to show the attacker wildly gesticulating and confronting several people in the station, before slashing a man in the throat area.
Police were called to the east London station yesterday evening after reports that a number of people had been stabbed and a man was threatening others with a knife. Police managed to subdue him with a stun gun and wrestle him to the ground before arresting him. The phrase, using slang for “brother, ” was quickly picked up by Twitter users who turned it into a trending hashtag to show their contempt for the suspect.
Sky News reported that the suspect had yelled “this is for Syria” after the attack. A 56-year-old man was left with “serious” stab wounds and another person was injured.
The British Transport Police provides police service for Britain’s rail systems in England, Wales, and Scotland as well as the London Underground, the Docklands Light Railway, the Glasgow Subway and the Midland Metro and Croydon Tramlink Systems. The officers then fired a taser at the suspect again, which sent him crashing to the floor.
On his front, the man is handcuffed behind his back while another officer pins him down with his knee and passers-by are told to get back.
David Pethers, one of the attack’s victims, said that he became directly involved in trying to stop Mire after he saw a pool of blood when entering the station on Saturday night. Everyone was shouting and screaming and he was punching the victim so hard he was screaming “somebody help me”. Prosecutors say he had images associated with the Islamic State (ISIS) on his cellphone.
Britain’s national terror threat level was raised in August 2014 to severe, the second-highest of five levels, meaning an attack is considered highly likely.
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Police said they were treating the attack at a “terrorist” incident and a house in east London was searched.
