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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sat Nov 1, 2025, 09:03 PM Nov 1

Nine people with life-threatening injuries after mass stabbing on train in Cambridgeshire [View all]

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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