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Two arrested after stabbing spree on train in Cambridge
The Independent
|November 02, 2025
Nine passengers suffer life-threatening injuries, say police
Two people have been arrested after witnesses described seeing a man with a large knife following a mass stabbing on a train. Ten people have been taken to hospital with nine believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries, British Transport Police said. The attack occures on board the 6.25pm train service from Doncaster to London King's Cross shortly after the train departed Huntingdon.
Armed police attended Huntingdon station after Cambridgeshire Constabulary were called at 7.39pm yesterday, with more than 30 officers despatched to the scene.
Sir Keir Starmer described the incident as "deeply concerning" and urged people to follow police advice.
Witnesses have spoken of seeing a man with a large knife and passengers hiding in the toilets to escape the rampage, The Times reported.
One told the paper there was "blood everywhere" and people were getting "stamped" on by others as they tried to flee.
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