Best News: Man With Machete Shouts “This Is For Syria” And Slashes Londoner’s Throat

A machete-wielding man has slashed a man's throat at a station in London as he shouted "this is for Syria", reports claim.A man was stabbed in the ticket hall at Leytonstone station this evening by another man who witnesses say shouted "This is for Syria" as he slashed his throat. Police said they used a taser on the suspect as he threatened others with a knife.

A Met Police spokesman said: "Police were called at 19:06hrs on Saturday, 5 December, to reports of a stabbing at Leytonstone underground station. The male suspect was reportedly threatening other people with a knife. Met officers attended the scene. A man was arrested at 19:14hrs and taken to an east London police station where he remains in custody."

A spokeswoman from London Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 7:09pm to reports of an assault at Leytonstone underground station. We sent a number of resources to the including our joint response unit, an incident response officer, an ambulance crew and London's Air Ambulance to the scene. We treated a man for stab wounds. He was taken as a priority to hospital escorted by the doctor from London's Air Ambulance. "

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