Stabbings on Train to Huntingdon Leave Multiple Injured as LNER Halts Services

Overview

• British Transport Police said several people were stabbed and taken to hospital, and the regional ambulance service later reported 10 injured including nine with life‑threatening wounds.
• The Doncaster–London King’s Cross service stopped at Huntingdon, where the station remained closed as officers searched the area and the train stayed on the platform for examinations.
• LNER closed all lines while emergency crews responded, disrupting services across the route.
• Counterterrorism officers are supporting the inquiry as the motive is assessed, and two men were arrested by armed officers at Huntingdon according to reports.
• Witnesses described a man with a large knife, passengers hiding in toilets, and scenes of blood, with the attack lasting 10 to 15 minutes according to accounts reported by The Times and the BBC.