Muhaydin Mire, 29, appears in court after being charged over incident in Leytonstone, east London, on Saturday
A police officer stands guard outside Leytonstone station in north London on 6 December, 2015 (AFP)
A man held over of a stabbing attack at an east London tube station has appeared in court charged with attempted murder of a 56-year-old man.
Muhaydin Mire, 29, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Monday for a brief hearing over the attack at Leytonstone on Saturday.
Prosecutors told the court that the attack was an act of terrorism and images and flags associated with Islamic State were allegedly found on his phone.
Mire entered the courtroom handcuffed but had them removed in the dock. Mire, who wore a light grey t-shirt and tracksuit trousers, spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address.
He was charged on Monday over the incident, where one person was seriously injured, although it is not believed his injuries are life threatening.
Mire is accused of punching his victim before and cutting a 12cm wound in his neck. The victim was in surgery for five hours after the attack.
The accused also allegedly brandished a knife at other bystanders.
Police fired three Tasers at the alleged attacker before he was arrested.
Mire was remanded in custody until Friday, when he will appear at the Old Bailey.
A UK court has remanded a man in custody after he appeared in court over a stabbing incident in the capital London. Muhaydin Mire, a 29-year-old from east London, was charged with attempted murder after reportedly at least two people were injured, one seriously, in  on Saturday. The suspect, who spoke only to confirm personal details in yesterday's hearing at , is also set to appear at the  on Friday.

The motivation for the attack is not yet clear, although prosecutors told yesterday's hearing imagery associated with  was thought to be on the suspect's phone. Witnesses reportedly heard the suspect shout the words "this is for Syria" when the attack occurred. The  voted in favour of UK military action against Daesh in Syria three days earlier. The  have said they are treating this attack as a terrorist incident.

 David Cameron yesterday condemned the attack as "hideous" and praised the public and police response. "It's obviously a hideous attack," he said, "and we've all seen pictures of it and read about it and first of all, full credit to the person and people who took on this attacker, and full credit to the very brave police officers who managed to subdue him ... I think this event simply showed again what brilliant and brave and dedicated people there are when it comes to our police officers." Earlier,  leader  said: "The stabbing in Leytonstone is absolutely shocking. My thoughts are with the victim and his family."

The Prime Minister also endorsed the sentiment of the phrase 'You ain't no Muslim, bruv', which one man is heard to shout in video of the suspect's arrest, and which subsequently became a Twitter trend. "Some of us have dedicated speeches and media appearances and soundbites and everything to this subject," Cameron said, "but 'you ain't no Muslim, bruv' said it all much better than I ever could and thank you because that will be applauded around the country." Additionally, , Labour Party candidate for , used the hashtag in a tweet in which he added: "To defeat extremism we must directly challenge their poisonous ideology".