Terror On Tube Station In London - Leytonstone Underground Station Evacuated

A man allegedly shouted “this is for Syria” as he launched a knife attack on three people at a London underground station in what police have described as a terrorist incident.

The Metropolitan police’s counter-terrorism command is investigating the stabbing in Leytonstone, in which witnesses claimed the attacker said “blood will be spilled”.

A man believed to be aged 56 suffered knife wounds that were serious but not believed to be life-threatening, while two other people sustained minor injuries in Saturday’s attack.

Police officers Tasered a suspect who, as he was led away, said the attack was in response to intervention in Syria.

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