Multiple people stabbed on UK train in ‘appalling incident’
London: Scores of people were taken to hospital and two people were arrested in what British Prime Minister Keir Starmer described as a “horrible incident” following a series of stabbings on a train near Cambridge in east England.
British police and ambulance services said several people were stabbed on the train to Huntingdon, and videos on social media showed armed officers boarding the train.
At the train station in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, after people were stabbed on the train.Credit: access point
Cambridgeshire police said they were called at 1939 GMT on Saturday (6.39am AEDT on Sunday) following reports that multiple people had been stabbed on a train.
“Armed officers attended and the train was stopped at Huntingdon, where two people were arrested. A number of people were taken to hospital,” police said in a statement.
The East of England Ambulance Service said it had launched a large-scale response to Huntingdon Railway Station.
“We can confirm that we have transported multiple patients to the hospital,” he said.
Starmer shared on X that the incident was “deeply concerning”.
“My thoughts are with everyone affected and I would like to thank the emergency services for their response,” he said.
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