MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On December 5, Muhiddin Mire attacked musician Lyle Zimmerman with a knife in eastern London's Leytonstone tube station seriously wounding him and slightly injuring two more people.
According to the BBC broadcaster, the 30-year-old Mire was jailed for life with a minimum term of an eight-and-a-half year.
Soon after the attack, UK media reported that the attacker shouted "this is for Syria" before attacking by-passers with a knife.