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IS­-inspired London Tube knifeman jailed for life

LONDON: A paranoid schizophrenic knifeman who tried to behead a commuter in a London Underground station in an Islamic State-inspired attack was sentenced to life

Published on: Aug 2, 2016, 08:51:55 IST
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LONDON: A paranoid schizophrenic knifeman who tried to behead a commuter in a London Underground station in an Islamic State-inspired attack was sentenced to life behind bars on Monday. Somali-born Muhaydin Mire attacked a stranger with a rusty knife as the man walked through Leytonstone Tube station in east London on December 5.

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