The b d in the Arsenal shirt came at me first...I got a hit on one
Tackled London Bridge terror nuts HERO EDITOR RELIVES ORDEAL ‘MY SON’S FEARLESS’
HERO hack Geoff Ho joined Tinder in hospital after his courage tackling the London Bridge terror gang won him a legion of admirers.
The business editor of the Daily Star’s sister paper, the Sunday Express, was stabbed in the throat trying to the stop the knife-wielding trio’s Saturday rampage.
Pal Steve Dyson revealed that Geoff had been able to talk again for the first time since the attack and was “in good spirits and doing really well”.
He said: “He has also realised that due to his newfound fame and hero status it’s now the time to strike and download Tinder.”
In a statement, Geoff, who is trained in kung fu and kick-boxing, told how he took on the mob unarmed when they burst into the Black & Blue restaurant in Borough Market in order to save others.
He said: “Most of my friends and the staff hid under tables. But one of my friends was frozen behind me.
“I knew I had to face the attackers down.
“They were armed and I had the best chance of delaying them until the police arrived or they would get everyone. I had to shield my friends and the people there. “Then I noticed they had what looked like suicide vests on. “I tried to slow them, they attacked. It happened so quickly. The b ***** d in the Arsenal shirt came at me first. “I think I got a hit in on one of them, but either he or his accomplice got me with a shot to the throat. “They got my friend who was behind me with a minor stab wound in the face and hands and ran off. “I picked up my friend and bundled him into the store room. “I called the police and within moments they arrived. I gave the police descriptions of the three and we were then evacuated.’’ It was the second time that night that Geoff had to step in to save someone. He had earlier broken up a pub fight nearby. Sunday Express editor Martin Townsend said: “Geoff Ho is an absolutely first-class reporter and a fine and decent man and our thoughts are with him and his family at this time.’’