- Mahdi Mohamud, 26, today pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted murder
- The 26-year-old shouted 'Allahu Akbar' and 'Long Live the Caliphate' in attack
- He stabbed Anna Charlton and James Knox at Manchester Victoria Station
- He also slashed officer Lee Valentine as he was Tasered and pepper sprayed
- Mohamud was found to be in possession of a terror manual titled 'the seven most lethal ways to strike with a knife' and footage of terror preacher Anwar al-Awalaki
Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment a terrorist launched a frenzied attack on train commuters - as the hero police officer who tried to stop the attacker recalls how he 'lunged' at his head with the blade.
Sergeant Lee Valentine, 31, has spoken of the moment he pulled the trigger on his Taser but failed to stop crazed lone wolf Mahdi Mohamud who was armed with a fillet knife.
He was with colleague Pc Tom Wright, 27, on duty at Manchester Victoria railway station when he heard a shocking scream as Mohamud launched the attack.
Sgt Valentine said he felt 'massively' lucky not to be more seriously injured in the attack last New Year's Eve.
CCTV footage shows the moment the knifeman, 26, had walked up behind unsuspecting James Knox, screaming 'Allahu Akbar!' and 'Long live the Caliphate!' as he stabbed his victim repeatedly in the back, shoulders and head.
He then turned the knife on Mr Knox's companion, Anna Charlton, slashing her across the face after the couple, in their 50s, randomly crossed his path heading for a tram platform shortly before 9pm last December 31.
Sgt Valentine said: 'I didn't even get the chance to take the fired cartridge off the top before he just started running towards me.
'He probably closed a seven foot gap in half a second. 'It was just like a dive, he flew, he probably jumped three or four foot off the ground and...
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