Nine people are fighting for their lives and one other remains hospitalized following a mass stabbing incident on a train traveling from Doncaster to London King’s Cross on Friday evening, November 1.
Emergency services were alerted around 7:40 p.m., when passengers called police to report a violent disturbance aboard the train, which departed Doncaster at 6:25 p.m. According to BBC reports, the train made an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon Station in Cambridgeshire, where armed officers and paramedics rushed to the scene.
By 9:45 p.m., the Mayor of Cambridgeshire confirmed that two individuals had been arrested and were being held in custody — a statement later verified by Cambridgeshire Police.
Counterterrorism officers have now joined the investigation as authorities work to determine the motive and identify those responsible. The identities of the ten victims and the two suspects have not yet been disclosed.
Eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos and panic. One passenger told the BBC they saw a man with a bloodied hand running through the carriage shouting “they have a knife!”, while another witness reported seeing police using a taser on a suspect at the station platform.
British Transport Police confirmed that the train involved was an LNER Azuma, and forensic teams spent hours searching the tracks and carriages at Huntingdon Station late into the night.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the incident “a horrific and deeply disturbing attack,” urging the public to remain calm and follow police guidance as investigations continue.
Authorities have not ruled out terror-related motives, but emphasized that it is too early to draw conclusions.
