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Train Stabbings Near Huntingdon Leave At Least 10 Injured, Two Arrested

Armed officers secured the scene with rail links closed during an ongoing investigation.

Overview

  • British Transport Police said two people were arrested after a stabbing attack on an evening service near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire.
  • At least 10 people were reported injured, and the East of England Ambulance Service deployed a large-scale response and transported multiple patients.
  • The alarm was raised at 19:39 local time, prompting the deployment of more than 30 officers, including armed units.
  • LNER reported line closures between Stevenage and Peterborough with delays of up to an hour, and Huntingdon station and the A1307 were shut.
  • Witnesses said passengers barricaded themselves in a carriage toilet to escape a man with a long knife, while police have not confirmed a motive or the exact number of attackers.