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Halloween Weekend Brings Spate of Emergencies in UK and Germany, Led by Mass Stabbing on London-Bound Train

Authorities open multiple probes, with anti-terror officers assisting the UK train investigation.

Overview

  • British Transport Police report ten people hospitalized after a stabbing on a Doncaster–London service near Huntingdon, with nine in life‑threatening condition and two suspects detained.
  • LNER halted services during the response and Huntingdon station was closed, as detectives said the weapon was not yet identified and classified the attack as a serious incident.
  • In Stuttgart, at least ten partygoers at a large Halloween event were treated or hospitalized as police investigate possible K.O. substances, with toxicology results pending.
  • At Cologne’s main station, hundreds of Schalke and Borussia Dortmund supporters were involved in disorder after a train’s emergency brake was pulled; police used pepper spray and batons, one officer was injured, and probes for public‑order offenses are underway.
  • Separate transport incidents included stone and pyrotechnic attacks on two Bonn buses without injuries, a 28‑kilogram sign plate thrown through a Berlin bus windshield injuring the driver, and a Frankfurt mall scare later traced to fireworks residue with up to eight minor injuries and an all‑clear.