A number of people were threatened at the Central Line stationA stabbing at a Tube station in east London is being treated as a "terrorist incident", the Met Police has said.
Police were called to reports of people being attacked at Leytonstone station just after 19:00 GMT.
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A man was arrested after being Tasered by police. One man suffered serious knife injuries while two others received minor injuries.
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police's Counter-Terrorism Command are now investigating the incident.
The Met said the suspect was reportedly threatening other people with a knife.
There has been severe disruption to the Tube as a result of the attack.Police said they received a call at 19:06 GMT and the man was arrested at 19:14.
They said the most seriously-hurt victim's injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
Commander Richard Walton, who leads the counter-terrorism unit, said: "We are treating this as a terrorist incident. I would urge the public to remain calm, but alert and vigilant.
"The threat from terrorism remains at severe, which means that a terrorist attack is highly likely.
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"I would appeal to anyone who was in the vicinity of Leytonstone underground station earlier this evening at around 7pm who saw anything suspicious to call the anti-terror hotline on 0800 789 321.
"Anyone who may have captured video or photographic footage of the incident is also urged to make contact with the Counter-Terrorism Command via the Anti Terror hotline".
There has been severe disruption to the Central Line on the Tube since the attack.
No trains will run between Liverpool Street and Woodford and Newbury Park for the rest of the night and there have been lengthy delays on the the rest of the line.
Tickets are being accepted on local buses and Abellio Greater Anglia and TfL Rail trains.
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn wrote on Twitter: "The stabbing in Leytonstone is absolutely shocking. My thoughts are with the victim and his family."
Leytonstone station has remained cordoned off and closed with no trains running through it.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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