Cambridgeshire train stabbing: 10 people injured in attack; police arrest two suspects – latest updates | Cambridgeshire
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Trains will be disrupted until Monday
London North Eastern Railway, which operates East Coast Mainline services in the UK, said disruption to services in the region was expected to last until Monday and passengers were advised to postpone travel where possible.
Witness said ‘there is blood everywhere’
Statements from some eyewitnesses about the incident began to come.
Eyewitnesses described a man with a large knife and passengers hiding in toilets to escape the attack, The Times reported. One of them told the newspaper there was “blood everywhere” and people were “marked” by others as they tried to escape. The witness said: “I heard some people shouting ‘we love you’.”
The Sun said another witness described the attack as “like something out of a movie”, adding: “It was a horrific scene, really violent.”
A man who gave his name as Gavin told Sky News he believed he saw a suspect being shot with a stun gun before he was arrested.
He said: “Actually, as they got closer to him, they started yelling to get down. Then he was waving a knife, a pretty big knife, and then they took him into custody.
“I think it was the stun gun that finally brought him down.”
What we don’t know:
We have not yet received any information from the police about the identities of the injured and the two arrested suspects.
Everything we know so far
We’ve put together an explanation of the attack and all the details we know so far:
Chief Superintendent said ‘it is not appropriate to speculate about the causes of the incident’
British Transport Police Chief Inspector Chris Casey he was talking.
“This is a shocking incident and my thoughts are first and foremost with those injured this evening and their families.
“We are carrying out urgent investigations to establish what happened and it may be some time before we are in a position to confirm further information. It would be inappropriate to speculate about the causes of the incident at this early stage.”
“Our intervention at the station continues and will continue for a while. There are cordons, trains do not pass through the area at the moment and some roads are closed.
“I thank the public for their patience and co-operation, which has greatly assisted our police response this evening. We will update you as soon as we have further information.”
Some images from the scene:
Big event announced
In the statement made by the British Transport Police, it was stated that the attack was declared a ‘major incident’.
The statement said: “We can confirm that at 7.42pm today (November 1), British Transport Police were called to reports of multiple stabbings on the train service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross at 18.25.
“Officers immediately attended Huntingdon station, alongside paramedics.
“Armed officers from Cambridgeshire Police boarded the train and arrested two people who were detained in connection with the incident.
“Ten people were taken to hospital, nine are thought to have life-threatening injuries. One is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. There were no deaths.
“This has been declared a major incident and Counter Terrorism Police are supporting our investigation.” “We are working to determine the full circumstances and motivation of this incident.”
Police used password for terror attack, then revoked it
The Press Association reports that police responding to a mass stabbing on a train near Huntingdon at one point declared “Plato”, the national code word used by police and emergency services when responding to a “marauding terrorist attack”. British Transport Police said the declaration was later rescinded.
Opening summary
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the stabbing attack on a train in Cambridgeshire.
Counter-terrorism police launch investigation into mass stabbing on train 9 people are in life-threatening condition.
A man armed with a large knife is believed to have been shot with a Taser by police following an attack on a high-speed train leaving Peterborough station in Cambridgeshire.
British Transport Police (BTP) said: two people were arrested It concerns stabbings on the train service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross at 18.25 on Saturday.
Police said there had been no deaths so far in the attacks, which Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer described as “deeply worrying”. The tenth person suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Stay with us for the latest developments.
