Multiple people were stabbed on a train near Cambridge in East England on Saturday, police have said. Two suspects have been detained.
Ambulances and armed units were dispatched to the scene around 7:40pm local time.
“Armed officers attended and the train was stopped at Huntingdon, where two men were arrested. A number of people have been taken to hospital,” Cambridgeshire Police said.
Police later said ten people were hospitalized, all but one with life-threatening injuries.
British Transport Police stated that a terrorism alert was declared at one point, but was later rescinded. Chief Superintendent Chris Casey said it would “not be appropriate” to speculate about the motive at this stage.
“A 32-year-old man, a black British national, and a 35-year-old man, a British national of Caribbean descent,” were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, the British Transport Police said in an update to the statement. Both were born in the UK, they added.
Videos posted on social media show a heavy police presence at the train station.
🚨 WATCH: Armed police board the LNER train at Huntingdon after multiple people were stabbedTwo people have been arrested and multiple people are in hospital pic.twitter.com/bjl5q3JjP5
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A witness told Sky News he saw “extremely bloodied” passengers fleeing from the assailants. The witness added that one passenger shouted, “They’ve got a knife.”
Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the “appalling incident” and thanked the emergency services for their response. “My thoughts are with all those affected,” he wrote on X.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she was “deeply saddened” and urged the public to “avoid comment and speculation at this early stage.”
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