Multiple people stabbed on UK train

The incident took place in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire as British Transport Police confirm two have been arrested

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Two people have been arrested after a number of people were stabbed on a train to a Cambridgeshire town, police have said. Officers from British Transport Police (BTP) were at the scene in Huntingdon on Saturday.

In a post on X, the force said: “We are currently responding to an incident on a train to Huntingdon where multiple people have been stabbed.

“Officers are in attendance alongside @CambsCops and two people have been arrested.”

Huntingdon station is closed, National Rail said, with all lines blocked. For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation, sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here

Witnesses described seeing a man with a large knife, and passengers hiding in the toilets to escape the rampage, The Times reported.

One witness told the paper there was “blood everywhere” and people were getting “stamped” on by others as they tried to flee.

“I heard some people shouting we love (you),” the witness said.

The attack is understood to have started shortly after the LNER train left Peterborough station.

Video footage on social media showed scores of blue-light police cars and emergency vehicles in a station car park, and a team of armed police running towards the stationary train at Huntingdon station.

London North Eastern Railway (LNER), which operates East Coast Mainline services in the UK, has urged passengers not to travel because of “major disruption”.

Police rush to the scene of the incident

In a statement on X at 9.21pm, LNER said: “We are experiencing major disruption across the LNER route. Emergency services are dealing with an incident at Huntingdon station, all lines are blocked.

“Our advice is ‘Do Not Travel’. Please defer your travel where you can.”

A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson said: “Two men have been arrested by police this evening after more than 30 officers were called to Huntingdon Train Station. We were called at 7.39pm with reports that multiple people had been stabbed on a train.

“Armed officers attended and the train was stopped at Huntingdon, where two men were arrested. A number of people have been taken to hospital. The incident remains ongoing and the A1307 has been closed as you approach the town centre.

“Officers are working with British Transport Police, who are leading on the incident, and anyone with any information is urged to report this to police online quoting incident 495. Call 101 if you do not have internet access.”

An East of England Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 7.38pm to reports that multiple people had been stabbed on a train.

“We mobilised a large-scale response to Huntingdon Railway Station which included numerous ambulances, tactical commanders, our Hazardous Area Response Team and critical care teams including the East Anglian Air Ambulance and Essex and Herts Air Ambulance.

“We can confirm we have transported multiple patients to hospital. Further updates will be issued by British Transport Police.”

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