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Man accused of knife attack in Tube station charged with attempted murder

Muhaydin Mire, 29, allegedly launched a knife attack on passengers at Leytonstone Tube Station on Saturday, December 5.

Muhaydin Mire, 29, accused of launching a knife attack on passengers at Leytonstone Tube Station on Saturday, December 5

A young man has been charged with attempted murder after being accused of attacking passengers at a Tube station.

Muhaydin Mire, 29, allegedly launched a knife attack on passengers at Leytonstone Tube Station on Saturday, December 5.

British detectives have charged Mire with attempted murder the knife attack at an east London metro station, described by police as a terrorist incident.

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The 29-year-old was in the dock at Westminster Magistrates' Court today Monday, December 7, on charges of attempted murder.

One man, 56, suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries in the attack at Leytonstone underground station, about six miles (10 km) east of central London, while a second person suffered minor injuries.

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