A knifeman slashed a man
across the throat at a busy London tube station and allegedly shouted 'this is
for Syria' before being Tasered by police in what has been described by Scotland
Yard as a terrorist attack.
The victim suffered
serious knife injuries at Leytonstone underground station shortly after 7pm
last night.
Anti-terror police are now
investigating the attack after eyewitnesses claimed they heard the 29-year-old
man shout 'this is for Syria' and 'all of your blood will be spilled' during
the terrifying attack.
Witnesses said that until
police arrived, the knifeman, 29, attacked people at random for up to ten
minutes screaming:
After reportedly slashing
his victim's throat, the man allegedly threatened several other passengers
before being confronted by a number of unarmed police officer.
The officers ordered the
man to drop his weapon, who continued to wave the large knife.
One video shows the man
lunge towards the police, with witnesses shouting 'he's stabbed someone'.
One of the officers
reportedly shouted 'Taser, Taser, Taser' before discharging the weapon.
It is understood the man
needed several bolts of electricity before he collapsed to the ground.
The incident has now been
handed over to the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command.
‘This is what happens when
you f*** with mother Syria. All of your blood will be spilled.’
But one onlooker defiantly
shouted back to him: 'You ain't no Muslim bruv.'
Another called out: 'Drop
it, you fool.'
One victim, 56, was left
with serious injuries and rushed to hospital with a police escort while two
other people suffered minor wounds. None was life-threatening.
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