DUBAI: Footage has been released of the moment a passenger on a London bus tackled a knife-wielding attacker before he fled the scene.
The incident, which occurred on Wednesday in North West London’s Stoke Newington, involved a heroic commuter who managed to take a large knife off the attacker after a tense struggle.
The armed man was filmed making a frantic dash off the bus, after (Photo courtesy:Youtube) which the passenger who fought him off yelled after him “I’m an African, you never take my life!”
According to the Daily Mail, the Metropolitan Police confirmed they were called out to the scene of a stabbing at 1.55pm and a young man in his 20s suffered minor cuts to the head and hand.
A spokesman said: “He was taken to an East London hospital where he was treated for his injuries.
“He has now been discharged. There have been no arrests and enquires continue.”
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