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Nottingham Forest Pledges Financial Support for Fans Hurt in Huntingdon Train Stabbings

Police report two arrests with no evidence of a terrorist motive.

Overview

  • Owner Evangelos Marinakis said the club will underwrite medical care for any supporter injured in the attack.
  • British Transport Police said two victims remain in life-threatening condition and nine people were treated in hospital, with some later discharged.
  • The stabbings occurred on the 18:25 LNER service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross, which made an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon after a 7:42 p.m. 999 call.
  • Armed officers from Cambridgeshire Police boarded the train and arrested a 32-year-old and a 35-year-old within eight minutes, and a major incident was declared.
  • Forest said many London-based supporters were on the train returning from the 2-2 draw with Manchester United and urged affected fans to contact the club’s head of fan engagement, as reports highlight a season-ticket holder injured while protecting a young girl.