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UK police probe ‘terrorist’ knife attack at London station

/ 08:32 PM December 06, 2015

Police cordon off Leytonstone Underground Station in east London following a stabbing incident, Saturday Dec. 5, 2015. The stabbing is being treated as a "terrorist incident," the London police said Saturday. The London police counterterror command said in a statement that it is investigating the incident in which a man was threatening people with a knife at around 7 p.m. (1900 GMT; 2 p.m. EST). One person sustained serious injuries and two others received minor injuries. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT  NO SALES NO ARCHIVE

Police cordon off Leytonstone Underground Station in east London following a stabbing incident, Saturday Dec. 5, 2015.  One person sustained serious injuries and two others received minor injuries. Jonathan Brady/PA via AP

LONDON — Counter-terrorism police in Britain are investigating a stabbing at a London Underground station in which a suspect injured three people with a knife and reportedly said “This is for Syria.”

Police arrested a man believed to be 29 years old late Saturday and said they are treating the attack at east London’s Leytonstone subway station as a “terrorist incident.” They declined to say whether they are looking for other suspects, saying probes are ongoing.

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One man suffered serious knife injuries, while two others received minor injuries. A video shot by a witness immediately after the attack shows the suspect lunging at police officers who try to subtle him. He was eventually pinned down after a stun gun was used.

The suspect remained in custody at a police station Sunday.

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