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Huntingdon Train Stabbings: Two Held as Police See No Indication of Terror Motive

An updated hospital tally lists two patients in critical condition after ten were treated.

Overview

  • Armed officers halted a Doncaster-to-London service at Huntingdon around 19:40–19:42 local time and arrested two suspects within minutes.
  • British Transport Police say counter-terror teams aided the initial response and the 'Plato' protocol was used as a precaution, but investigators currently see no terror motive.
  • Ten people were taken to hospital; four of those initially described as critically injured have been discharged and two remain in critical condition.
  • The suspects, aged 32 and 35 and born in the UK, are in custody on suspicion of attempted murder as forensic work continues at the station.
  • Operator LNER temporarily suspended services during the emergency, and eyewitnesses reported chaotic scenes with passengers sheltering in toilets and extensive blood in carriages.