Muhaydin Mire, 29, is due to appear in an English court Monday charged with attempted murder following a knife attack in a London Underground train station.
Mire, who was arrested after the knife attack, is due to make his first appearance at Westminster Magistrates Court in central London on Monday after being charged earlier in the day.
Mire, who lives in Leytonstone in east London, is accused of attempting to kill a 56-year-old man at Leytonstone station on Saturday.
The victim suffered “serious” stab wounds but is in a stable condition in an east London hospital, police said.
A second man sustained a minor injury but did not require medical assistance.
Police fired Taser electric stun guns at a suspect during the incident.
Mire allegedly yelled “This is for Syria,” during the attack, some of which was caught on film.
— AFP
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