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Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment a knife-wielding attacker was Tasered by police after injuring two people in a terrorist attack at a London tube station.
The 29-year-old man terrorised passengers at Leytonstone Underground last night before a tense standoff with police which was filmed by onlookers.
In the footage, a bystander can be heard shouting 'you ain't no Muslim bruv' at the attacker - a defiant rallying cry which has now begun trending on social media.
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The knife-wielding attacker collapsed to the ground when Met Police officers successfully shot him with a Taser
While on the ground, he appears to be given a second round of electricity, after which he dropped his knife
An eyewitness filmed the alleged victim slumped to the ground moments after the attack in Leytonstone
Police officers arrived at the scene soon after it was reported there had been a stabbing - there they were confronted by a man armed with a knife said to be several inches long.
In their first attempt to Taser him, the officers fail. But when they try a second time, he collapses to the ground, incapacitated.
Still clutching the knife, he then appears to be given another round of electricity and the weapon falls from his hand. He is then turned over, handcuffed and arrested.
It's then a defiant onlooker shouted back to him: 'You ain't no Muslim bruv.' Another called out: 'Drop it, you fool.'
Others can be heard expressing shock. One says: ''F*** he's been tasered! About six times!'
Scotland Yard has now confirmed anti-terror police are investigating after eyewitnesses claimed they could hear the man shout 'this is for Syria' and 'all of your blood will be spilled' during the frightening ordeal.
This morning Britons took to Twitter to show their contempt for the suspected terror attacker - sending the hashtag £YouAintNoMuslimBruv trending.
The phrase has been widely picked up by social media users who say it is the perfect British riposte to attempts to spread violence and terror in London - disowning and sidelining the attacker.
The hashtag is now trending on Twitter.
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