The Pole, known only by his first name Łukasz, was cut five times during his confrontation with the knife-wielding assailant, who moments earlier killed two and seriously wounded three others in the attack in the British capital in November.

The Polish kitchen porter is likely to receive the Queen’s Gallantry Medal or the George Cross next year, British daily The Sun and Polish newspaper Fakt have reported.

According to the newspapers, five other men who confronted the terrorist are also set to receive the same honours.

“The Prime Minister and the country have huge admiration for the courage they showed,” The Sun quoted a spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as saying.

“I would like to express my condolences to the families who have lost precious loved ones ... and everyone affected by this sad and pointless attack,” Łukasz told the London Metropolitan Police earlier this month.

“On the afternoon of Friday, 29 November, I was working at Fishmongers Hall as normal when the unimaginable and tragic terrorist attack happened,” Łukasz said.

“I and several others tried to stop a man from attacking people inside the building. I did this using a pole I found. Someone else was holding a narwhal tusk,” he said.

He added: “The man attacked me, after which he left the building. I had been stabbed and was later taken to hospital to be treated. I am thankful that I have now been able to return home.”

The Pole, who left hospital in early December, said he "acted instinctively," adding: “I am now coming to terms with the whole traumatic incident and would like the space to do this in privacy, with the support of my family.”

He has preferred to stay out of the media limelight, even while gathering tributes from the Queen and the British and Polish prime ministers.

“Poland is proud of you,” Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on Twitter, while Justice Minister Ziobro was expected to ask Poland’s president to award the man with a medal for bravery, according to reports.

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Source: Fakt/The Sun