Police near the scene of the attack, Photo: Reuters
Nine people suffered life-threatening injuries after a series of stabbings on a train near Cambridge, eastern England, on Saturday, and two men were arrested in what British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called a “horrific incident,” Reuters reported.
The BBC reports that ten people are in hospital, nine of whom have life-threatening injuries.
British Transport Police said counter-terrorism police were assisting with the investigation as the full circumstances and motive of the attack were established.
“We are carrying out urgent investigations to establish what happened, and it could take some time before we are able to confirm anything further. “At this early stage it would not be appropriate to speculate on the causes of the incident,” said Transport Police Chief Superintendent Chris Casey.
Cambridgeshire Police said they were called at 19:39 GMT (20:30 CET) to reports of multiple people being stabbed on the 18:25 train from Doncaster, in northern England, to London’s King’s Cross station.
The train was stopped in Huntington, and videos posted on social media show armed police officers entering the train.
“Armed officers responded and the train was stopped in Huntington, where two men were arrested,” police said.
An eyewitness told Sky News that one of the suspects, who was brandishing a large knife, was subdued by police with a taser.
A witness told the BBC they saw a man with a bloody hand running down a carriage shouting “they have a knife” – another witness says police targeted a man on the platform with a taser.
East of England Ambulance Service said it had sent a large number of crews to Huntington railway station, including numerous ambulance and emergency care teams, including three air ambulance helicopters.
Starmer announced on Platform X that the incident was “deeply concerning”.
“My thoughts are with all those affected, and I owe my gratitude to the emergency services for their response,” he wrote.
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