#YouAintNoMuslimBruv: Twitter Reacts To Stabbing

Twitter users are making the hashtag #YouAintNoMuslimBruv trend to show their contempt for the suspected Tube station terror attacker.

A man wielding a large knife apparently shouted "this is for Syria" during a stabbing attack at Leytonstone station in east London on Saturday night.

One victim was stabbed in the neck, leaving him seriously injured. His condition is reported not to be life-threatening. A second man received minor injuries.

Video footage obtained by Sky News shows police officers pinning the suspect to ground after Tasering him as a bystander shouts to him: "You're not a Muslim bruv, you're an embarrassment."

Social media users pounced on the phrase, with many praising the man who said it.

One user called Barneswallace wrote: "#YouAintNoMuslimBruv seems like the best response to terrorism ive heard for ---ever"

Alexander Edwards responded: "#YouAintNoMuslimBruv shouted by Muslims at the #Leytonstone attacker. Good on you lads!"

Another user, Azee, said: "The Lad who shouted #youaintnomuslimbruv deserves Nobel Peace Prize"

Chris Lowndes wrote: "#YouAintNoMuslimBruv is just perfect - real, inclusive, undermines terrorist cause."

Roy Kerr said: "This is so beautifully British. I hope the victim pulls through. #YouAintNoMuslimBruv"

Another called Jackie Nn wrote: "#youaintnomuslimbruv- soo proud to be a Londoner. True Muslims don't try and kill innocent bystanders. Peace to true Muslims."

Muthla wrote: "Best # trend I've seen- #YouAintNoMuslimBruv regarding horrific attack in Leytonstone. Gotta love London for the # trend!"

Matthew Harper said: "#youaintnomuslimbruv is the most #London response to terrorism you could imagine and pretty much sums up how we all feel about these maniacs."

The suspect, understood to be a 29-year-old man, is being questioned by police in east London after being taken into custody.

The first mention of the hashtag on Twitter was at 10.20pm on Saturday as Donal Ó Murchadha tweeted: "Truest Words spoken by person behind camera "you ain't no Muslim bruv" #YouAintNoMuslimBruv."

It has been shared more than 60,000 times since.

People have long used social media to highlight their support for and feelings about current affairs and events.

The #blacklivesmatter hashtag started in 2012 after black teenager Trayvon Martin was shot dead in the US. It now symbolises the race relations struggle in the country.

And #bringbackourgirls campaigns for the safe return of hundreds of schoolgirls taken hostage by Boko Haram in Nigeria in 2014. Michelle Obama was famously pictured holding up the hashtag on a board.

This year #jesuischarlie started trending after the Charlie Hebdo killings in Paris.

Following the Sydney cafe siege, #illridewithyou was used to spread a message of tolerance amid fears of an Islamophobic backlash.

It started as a way to offer company to any Muslims scared they may be harassed while travelling alone on public transport in the city in the aftermath of the attacks.

It was also used after last month's terror attacks in the French capital, along with #pourteouverte, which was used to offer sanctuary to those who needed it as the massacre unfolded.