December 06, 2015

Detectives Search East London Address In Connection With Tube Attacks


Terrorism Police searched a property in east London, while the investigation into the attacks on a subway station in London.

The officers responded to reports of multiple stab wounds to the subway station Leytonsone Saturday night.

Video footage shows the officers with a taser on the 29-year-old suspect prior to arrest him on charges of attempted murder. The suspect is being held in a police station in east London.
Commander Richard Walton, who is leading the Met's Counter Terrorism Command, said: "I would like to thank all those who have thus far provided information to officials and Hotline fight against terrorism following this unprovoked attack violent knife last night in Leytonstone tube station." He urged witnesses to come forward if they have pictures of the incident on their mobile phones.

Mr. Walton said: "I am aware that there have been a number of members of the public in the subway station that filmed the suspect on their mobile phones during and after the attack and push to come forward and talk to us and share with us the films that have been performed. "
Superintendent Jacqueline SEBIRE praised Waltham Forest district officers for their quick response.
I take this opportunity to praise not only his courage to face the man who was holding a knife, but his quick response in providing first aid to the victim, offering comfort to the many members of the public traveling through the earth.

- Commissioner JACQUELINE SEBIRE

At 56, she suffered serious stab wounds and was given first aid by the agents on the spot. He was later transferred to a hospital in east London, where he remains in stable condition; his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

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