"Two people have been arrested after several people were stabbed on a train to Huntingdon, Cambridge, police have said. Cambridgeshire constabulary said armed police attended after officers were called to the scene at Huntingdon station at 7.39pm on Saturday. The East of England ambulance service has deployed a large-scale response to the incident."
"Witnesses described seeing a man with a large knife and passengers hiding in the toilets to escape the rampage, the Times reported. One witness told the paper there was blood everywhere and people were getting stamped on by others as they tried to flee. The attack is understood to have started shortly after the LNER train left Peterborough station."
"Keir Starmer said the incident was deeply concerning and urged people to follow police advice. In a statement on X, the prime minister said: The appalling incident on a train near Huntingdon is deeply concerning. My thoughts are with all those affected, and my thanks go to the emergency services for their response. Anyone in the area should follow the advice of the police."
Armed officers responded after a train to Huntingdon was the scene of multiple stabbings shortly after leaving Peterborough, with the first call logged at 7.39pm. A large-scale ambulance response deployed numerous ambulances, tactical commanders and the hazardous area response team, and multiple patients were transported to hospital. Witnesses reported a man with a large knife, passengers hiding in toilets, blood at the scene and people being trampled as they fled. Two people were arrested at Huntingdon station. Political leaders described the incident as deeply concerning and urged people to follow police advice.
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