UK police probe 'terrorist' knife attack at London station
- 8 years ago
Counter-terrorism police in Britain on Sunday investigated a stabbing at a London Underground station in which a man brandishing a knife injured two people and reportedly said "This is for Syria."
Police arrested a 29-year-old man late Saturday and said they are treating the "violent unprovoked knife attack" at east London's Leytonstone subway station as a "terrorist incident."
Richard Walton , chief of Scotland Yard 's counter-terrorism command, said the decision was made because of information received from witnesses and subsequent police investigations.
Like many other European countries, authorities in Britain are already on edge after Islamic extremist attacks in Paris last month left 130 people dead.
Video shot by witnesses at the scene showed a pool of blood on the station's floor as the suspect was seen lunging at several police officers who tried to subdue him.
Police arrested a 29-year-old man late Saturday and said they are treating the "violent unprovoked knife attack" at east London's Leytonstone subway station as a "terrorist incident."
Richard Walton , chief of Scotland Yard 's counter-terrorism command, said the decision was made because of information received from witnesses and subsequent police investigations.
Like many other European countries, authorities in Britain are already on edge after Islamic extremist attacks in Paris last month left 130 people dead.
Video shot by witnesses at the scene showed a pool of blood on the station's floor as the suspect was seen lunging at several police officers who tried to subdue him.