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Multiple people stabbed in attack on UK train, 2 men arrested

newsnow9November 2, 202502 mins

London: Multiple people were stabbed on a train in the UK’s Cambridgeshire, following which armed police intercepted the train and arrested two men in connection with the incident on Saturday evening, authorities said.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary said its officers are working with British Transport Police (BTP) after they intercepted the train in Huntingdon, and the injured were taken to the hospital.

“We were called at 7:39 pm (local time) with reports that multiple people had been stabbed on a train,” Cambridgeshire Constabulary said in a statement.

According to the British Transport Police, officers responded to reports of multiple stabbings on a train bound for Huntingdon. Cambridgeshire Constabulary confirmed that armed police were called to Huntingdon station at around 7:39 pm after receiving reports of the attack.

The train was stopped at Huntingdon, around 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of London, where officers arrested two men in connection with the incident. Several victims were taken to the hospital for treatment, police said.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the attack as an “appalling incident” and said his thoughts were with those affected. “My thanks go to the emergency services for their response,” he wrote on X.

Paul Bristow, the mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, said he had heard of “horrendous scenes” on the train.

Authorities have not yet released details about the victims’ conditions or the motive behind the attack.