The stabbing of a man in the London metro in what police described as a terrorist attack provoked a defiant riposte from a bystander that has struck a chord in Britain: “You ain’t no Muslim, bruv”.
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The Metropolitan Police said it had treated the attack as a “terrorist incident”.
Authorities are investigating the stabbing as an act of terror, said Cmdr.
One man, 56, suffered serious injuries, but they’re not considered life-threatening, police said.
There were reports that during the incident, the attacker yelled, “This is for Syria”, said Chioma Dijeh, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Police.
New details have emerged on the attacker who injured three at a subway station in London on Sunday, together with cell phone material referencing to the San Bernardino shootings in addition to ISIS propaganda, authorities stated today.In an initial examination of the suspect’s phone, the U.K.’s Westminster Magistrates Courtroom has identified the next: “images and flags related to ISIS, material on the recent attacks in America, images of orange jump suit wearing Islamic State prisoners, images related to the recent attacks in Paris, and images of a British cops exercise involving an active shooter scenario.”Muhaydin Mire, 29, was charged with tried homicide & appeared in courtroom today”.
As part of the investigation, detectives searched a residential address in east London on Sunday afternoon.
“We ask the public to remain calm and carry on using public transport as normal”. “The threat from terrorism remains at severe, which means that a terrorist attack is highly likely”.
Videos posted to YouTube and on Twitter purport to show the aftermath of Saturday’s London stabbing. But the man continues pacing in front of the officers and even lunges at them.
A man was arrested after being Tasered by police officers. The anonymous voice is heard in the footage saying, “you ain’t Muslim bruv”. “You ain’t no Muslim!”
British media widely reported that the suspect linked his actions to Syria after the attack.
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Speaking in Parliament last week, British Prime Minister David Cameron referred to seven ISIS plots against the country that had been foiled in the past year.
