Stabbing in London Tube station being investigated as 'terrorist incident,' police say

A Saturday knife attack at an East London Tube station is being investigated as a "terrorist incident," police said. A 29-year-old man in custody is suspected of stabbing three people, all of whom suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening, The New York Times reports.

An eyewitness has reportedly claimed that the suspected attacker, who has not been charged, spoke of retaliating for Western airstrikes on Syria. Police have not commented on that account.

"I would urge the public to remain calm, but alert and vigilant," Cmdr. Richard Walton, who heads the metro police's Counter Terrorism Command, said in a statement. "The threat from terrorism remains at severe, which means that a terrorist attack is highly likely."

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