Overview
- Eleven passengers were injured in the attack, with several discharged from hospital and two still in critical condition.
- British Transport Police arrested men aged 32 and 35 at Huntingdon, immobilizing one with a taser roughly eight minutes after the first 999 call.
- An initial counterterrorism alert, issued under the Pluto code, was lifted after investigators found no indication of a terrorist motive.
- The emergency call came at about 19:42 while the train was crossing Cambridgeshire, prompting the driver to divert to Huntingdon for the police intervention.
- Leaders including Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles expressed shock as inquiries continue, with officials urging against speculation about motive.