Man in UK train station stabbing charged

The man involved in a stabbing incident at a London Underground station has been charged with attempted murder, Britain's Scotland Yard says.

Police cordon off Leytonstone Underground Station in east London following a stabbing incident. Source: AAP

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Published 7 December 2015 1:07am

Updated 8 December 2015 11:00am

Source: AAP

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A man arrested after a knife attack at a London Underground station has been charged with attempted murder, Scotland Yard says.

Muhaydin Mire, 29, of Leytonstone, will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates Court accused of the attempted murder of a 56-year-old man on Saturday.

Two men were attacked at the station by the man, who allegedly declared "This is for Syria".

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