ISIS-inspired knifeman guilty of London murder bid

An Islamic State-inspired knifeman who tried to behead a stranger in a London Underground station was convicted on Wednesday of attempted murder.

Somali-born Muhaydin Mire, 30, said during the rampage that he was doing it "for my Syrian brothers".

Mire attacked 56-year-old musician Lyle Zimmerman with a rusty knife as he walked through Leytonstone Tube station in east London on December 5.

He forced him to the ground and repeatedly kicked his head before trying to cut his throat. He also lashed out at other passers-by before police shot him with electric stun guns.