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mahatmakanejeeves

(67,480 posts) Sat Nov 1, 2025, 09:03 PM Nov 1

Nine people with life-threatening injuries after mass stabbing on train in Cambridgeshire

Source: BBC

Updated 1 minute ago
Nine people with life-threatening injuries after mass stabbing on train in Cambridgeshire

Summary
* Ten people are in hospital, with nine believed to have life-threatening injuries, after a stabbing attack on a train travelling in Cambridgeshire
* Two people have been arrested, Cambridgeshire Police say - pictures show officers responding to the scene at Huntingdon station
* Police declare a "major incident" and confirm that counter-terrorism officers will support the investigation
* Passengers were travelling on the 18:25 service from Doncaster to London King's Cross when the attack happened
* An eyewitness tells the BBC they saw a man bolting down the carriage with a bloody arm, saying "they've got a knife, run", and a man collapsed on the floor
* Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the "appalling incident" in Cambridgeshire is "deeply concerning" and urges people to follow the advice of local authorities

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2zvjx1z14t

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Nine people with life-threatening injuries after mass stabbing on train in Cambridgeshire (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 1 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Shellback Squid Nov 1 #1

Two people remain in life-threatening condition muriel_volestrangler Nov 2 #2

Only one suspect being held on suspicion of attempted murder, police say muriel_volestrangler Nov 2 #3

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muriel_volestrangler

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2. Two people remain in life-threatening condition

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Sun Nov 2, 2025, 05:54 AM

Nov 2

Loveless says 10 people were initially taken to hospital, with one more person self-presenting at hospital later in the evening.

Of the nine people believed to have life-threatening injuries, four have since been discharged. Two people remain in a life-threatening condition.

"At this stage, there is nothing to suggest that this is a terrorist incident," Loveless says. "At this stage, it would not be appropriate to speculate on the cause of this incident."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm2zvjx1z14t?post=asset%3Af7cb7a60-39fc-4081-91c2-03a67adc8efe#post

Two British nationals arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

Supt John Loveless says armed officers boarded the train and arrested two people within eight minutes of the 999 calls.

There are two men in police custody.

They are a 32-year-old male black British male and 35-year-old British national of Caribbean descent.

They are arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm2zvjx1z14t

muriel_volestrangler

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3. Only one suspect being held on suspicion of attempted murder, police say

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Nov 2, 2025, 01:14 PM

Nov 2

A 32-year-old man who was arrested in connection with the Huntingdon train knife attack is now being treated as the only suspect, British Transport Police (BTP) said.

The man, from Peterborough, boarded the train at Peterborough station.

Another man, a 35-year-old from London, has been released with no further action, BTP said in a statement.

The force said police have established that he was not involved with the attack.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2025/nov/02/cambridgeshire-train-stabbing-life-threatening-injuries-arrests-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69079b6d8f081a1dc7fc036a#block-69079b6d8f081a1dc7fc036a

That makes more sense - a "non-terrorist" rampage would have been very weird if two people were involved.

Viorel Turturica, the 42-year-old taxi driver who captured video appearing to show one of the suspects being arrested, spoke to ITV News about what he witnessed.

“Armed police started running towards my car, so I looked to the right and saw the guy with the knife,” Turturica said.

“He was holding the knife straight and asking the police to kill him. He repeated three or four times ‘kill me, kill me, kill me’.

“The police used Tasers, put him down and arrested him.”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2025/nov/02/cambridgeshire-train-stabbing-life-threatening-injuries-arrests-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6907981e8f08e3e3851d2278#block-6907981e8f08e3e3851d2278

LNER staff member injured in attack, remains in life-threatening condition - police

More now from the police update:

"Five casualties have now been discharged from hospital and one remains in a life-threatening condition.

"This casualty is a member of LNER rail staff who was on the train at the time and tried to stop the attacker.

"Detectives have reviewed the CCTV from the train and it is clear his actions were nothing short of heroic and undoubtedly saved many people's lives."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm2zvjx1z14t?post=asset%3A833aada0-be5d-4dba-b0cd-3c611fa9cca0#post

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