'I'm an African, you'll never take my life!': Incredible moment a have-a-go hero tackles thug wielding a KNIFE on busy London bus

This is the shocking moment a hero commuter wrestled a knifeman who stormed a busy 149 bus in Stoke Newington in broad daylight on Tuesday

This is the jaw-dropping moment a commuter heroically wrestled a knifeman who stormed a busy London bus in broad daylight.
Footage captured the brave passenger tackling the man and grabbing the huge knife off him on the
number 149 bus in Stoke Newington, north east London, on Tuesday.

The armed man realised he had lost his weapon and made a frantic dash out of the bus, as passengers looked on in horror.

In the terrifying video, the victim was seen pushing the knifeman against the bus' closed front doors in attempt to get the weapon off him

In the terrifying video, the victim was seen pushing the knifeman against the bus' closed front doors in attempt to get the weapon off him.

The struggling knifeman hooked his leg around him, but the hero pinned him against the glass pane of the driver's section - and grabbed the knife off him.

As his attacker ran away, he could be seen holding onto the massive knife.


He shouted after him: 'I'm an African, you never take my life!'

Viewers were horrified by the footage, with one writing on Twitter: 'That video of the youth trying to stab the man on the bus in Stoke Newington... SMH'.

The struggling knifeman hooked his leg around him, but the hero pushed him against the glass pane of the driver's section - and grabbed the knife off him

The armed man then made a frantic dash out of the bus and down the street, as passengers looked on in horror
Another commented: 'That is some real guts there. Going up against a knife barehanded almost assures getting stabbed.'
A third viewer agreed: 'Brave guy, very happy he got away with a few cuts.'
'Holy s*** what a boss taking that knife away look at the coward run after being disarmed too!' another wrote.
Met Police confirmed that they were called to reports of a stabbing at 1.55pm.
A man in his 20s suffered minor cuts to his hand and head and was taken to hospital.
A spokesman said: 'He was taken to an East London hospital where he was treated for his injuries.
'He has now been discharged. There have been no arrests and enquires continue.

The camera panned to the hero bystander's hand, which had a few small cuts