Nov 2, 2025 06:21 PM
Two arrested after multiple people stabbed on UK train, 10 people hospitalised (intro): Multiple people were taken to hospital after a series of stabbings on a train near Cambridge in eastern England on Saturday, and two men have been arrested, in what Prime Minister Keir Starmer called an "appalling incident."
In a statement early Sunday, hours after the attack, British Transport Police also said the stabbings had been declared a “major incident.”
“Ten people have been taken to hospital with nine believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries,” the statement said. “This has been declared a major incident and Counter Terrorism Policing are supporting our investigation whilst we work to establish the full circumstances and motivation for this incident.”
British police and ambulance services said a number of people had been stabbed on the train, which stopped at Huntingdon, with armed officers seen entering the train in videos on social media. Cambridgeshire police said they were called at 1939 GMT after 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 police said in a statement.
The East of England Ambulance Service said it mobilised a large-scale response to Huntingdon Railway Station, which included numerous ambulances and critical care teams, including three air ambulances. "We can confirm we have transported multiple patients to hospital," it said.
One eyewitness told Sky News that one of the suspects, waving a large knife, was tasered by police... (MORE - details)
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Extra officers across rail network after train stabbings (intro): Extra police officers are being deployed across England's rail network in response to the stabbings on board a Doncaster-London train. Two British men in their thirties have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after 11 people were injured. Two of the victims remain in a life-threatening condition.
The incident has caused significant disruption to services connecting the east of England with the capital. There is expected to be a "surge" in police presence until at least Tuesday, focusing on major terminals such as London, Birmingham, York, Leeds and Manchester, as well as at Huntingdon.
There will also be officers on trains on the East Coast Main Line, with sources saying they usually focused on station security, but would be there to "reassure passengers". The motive for the attack is unclear, but British Transport Police said there was currently "nothing to suggest" it was a terror-related... (MORE - details)
In a statement early Sunday, hours after the attack, British Transport Police also said the stabbings had been declared a “major incident.”
“Ten people have been taken to hospital with nine believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries,” the statement said. “This has been declared a major incident and Counter Terrorism Policing are supporting our investigation whilst we work to establish the full circumstances and motivation for this incident.”
British police and ambulance services said a number of people had been stabbed on the train, which stopped at Huntingdon, with armed officers seen entering the train in videos on social media. Cambridgeshire police said they were called at 1939 GMT after 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 police said in a statement.
The East of England Ambulance Service said it mobilised a large-scale response to Huntingdon Railway Station, which included numerous ambulances and critical care teams, including three air ambulances. "We can confirm we have transported multiple patients to hospital," it said.
One eyewitness told Sky News that one of the suspects, waving a large knife, was tasered by police... (MORE - details)
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Extra officers across rail network after train stabbings (intro): Extra police officers are being deployed across England's rail network in response to the stabbings on board a Doncaster-London train. Two British men in their thirties have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after 11 people were injured. Two of the victims remain in a life-threatening condition.
The incident has caused significant disruption to services connecting the east of England with the capital. There is expected to be a "surge" in police presence until at least Tuesday, focusing on major terminals such as London, Birmingham, York, Leeds and Manchester, as well as at Huntingdon.
There will also be officers on trains on the East Coast Main Line, with sources saying they usually focused on station security, but would be there to "reassure passengers". The motive for the attack is unclear, but British Transport Police said there was currently "nothing to suggest" it was a terror-related... (MORE - details)