Lone wolf terrorist convicted of Tube murder attempt

Leytonstone

An Uber driver who tried to behead a commuter in revenge for the UK’s bombing of ISIS in Syria is facing a life sentence. Muhiddin Mire, 30, targeted musician Lyle Zimmerman, 56, at random in the ticket hall of a Leytonstone Tube station. Mire, a Somalian Muslim refugee, was captured on CCTV kicking Mr Zimmerman repeatedly in the head before ‘sawing’ at his neck until he lay in a pool of blood on the floor. He then tried to slash…

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