UK police say ‘multiple people’ stabbed on train, two suspects arrested

After several people were taken to hospitals in the United Kingdom as a result of a stabbing on a train near Cambridgeshire in eastern England, two suspects have been detained by police in the country.

The British Transport Police stated in a statement on X on Saturday that they are currently responding to a stabbing incident on a train to Huntingdon.

It stated that “two people have been detained.”

According to a separate statement from Cambridgeshire police, they were called at 19:39 GMT after reports that several people had been stabbed on a train.

Two men were detained in Huntingdon after the train was stopped by armed officers. According to the police, “a number of people have been hospitalized.”

A large-scale response to Huntingdon Railway Station, which included three air ambulances, was organized by the East of England Ambulance Service, which included numerous ambulances and critical care teams.

It stated, “We can confirm that we have taken a number of patients to the hospital.”

There was “blood everywhere” as people hid in the restrooms, according to one witness who saw a man with a large knife.

When some passengers attempted to flee, they were “stamped]on by others,” and a witness claimed that they “heard some people shouting we love you].

One of the suspects was tasered by police, according to another witness who spoke with Sky News.

The horrifying incident on a train close to Huntingdon is extremely concerning.

All those who have been affected are in my thoughts, and I thank the emergency services for their assistance.

Anyone in the area should consult the police for advice.

The “appalling” incident, according to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is “deeply concerning.”

In a statement on X, Starmer stated, “My thoughts are with all those affected, and my thanks go to the emergency services for their response.

According to Starmer, “anyone in the area should heed the police’s advice.”

The East Coast Mainline services in the UK are provided by London North Eastern Railway, or LNER, which confirmed that one of its trains had an incident and that all of its railway lines had been closed while emergency services worked at Huntingdon Station.

LNER, which operates trains east of England and Scotland, warned of “major disruption” for passengers.

It has major stops, including those in London, Peterborough, Cambridge, York, and Edinburgh, and trains frequently are incredibly busy and crowded.

Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Paul Bristow, wrote in a post on X that “hearing reports of horrendous scenes on a train in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire,” adding that his “thoughts are with everyone affected.”

According to official government data, knife crime has increased steadily in England and Wales since 2011.

While the UK has some of the strictest gun laws in the world, Starmer has labeled widespread knife crime a “national crisis.”

Their use has been slowed down by his Labour government.

As part of the government’s efforts to reduce knife crime by a decade, nearly 60 000 blades have been “seized or surrendered” in England and Wales, according to the Home Office on Wednesday.

According to the government, knife murders have decreased by 18% in the last year because of the fact that you can already spend up to four years in prison for using a knife in public.