A 29-year-old man accused of a violent, sustained and unprovoked knife attack at Leytonstone Tube station in London has appeared in court.
Muhaydin Mire, of Sansom Road, Leytonstone, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with the attempted murder of a 56-year-old man on Saturday evening.
The victim was attacked from behind in front of several members of the public at around 7pm. Eyewitnesses said his attacker said "this is for Syria" during the incident, much of which was captured in phone footage.
Police have increased patrols at transport hubs to "identify and deter terrorism" after the incident at the station in east London.
The injured man was left with "serious" stab wounds and required surgery for five hours. Another person was also injured.
The attacker was tasered by police and arrested just before 7.15pm, Scotland Yard said.
Graphic footage of the attacks posted online soon after the incident showed a large pool of blood spattered on the station floor.
The video appeared to show the attacker wildly gesticulating and confronting several people in the station, before attacking a man.
Mr Mire was remanded in custody until Friday when he will appear at the Old Bailey.
Assistant Chief Constable Mark Newton of British Transport Police said: "The safety of the travelling public remains our top priority. In addition to our usual specialist response teams, last week we launched Project Servator, deploying even more highly-visible police patrols designed to identify and deter terrorism.
"Following Saturday's incident, we are now deploying still more officers in this role. They involve both uniformed and plain-clothed officers, supported by other resources, such as armed officers, police dogs, a network of CCTV cameras, and the thousands of rail staff we work alongside.
"We ask the public to remain calm and carry on using public transport as normal," he added.
