Overview
- The 18:25 LNER service from Doncaster was diverted to Huntingdon shortly after leaving Peterborough, where armed officers boarded and detained two men within minutes of the first 999 call.
- Police say ten people were taken to hospital and later updates put eleven treated in total, with four discharged and two still in a life-threatening condition, and no fatalities reported.
- British Transport Police identified the detainees as UK-born men aged 32 and 35, describing one as a black British national and the other as a British national of Caribbean descent, who remain in custody.
- The incident was declared a major incident, the “Plato” marauding-attack protocol was briefly activated then rescinded, and investigators caution against speculation about motive.
- Witnesses reported a large knife and said officers used a Taser during the arrest, as a large multi-agency response closed Huntingdon station and caused severe disruption on the East Coast Main Line through Sunday.