Nine people were treated for life-threatening injuries after a series of stabbings on a train near\u00a0Cambridge\u00a0in eastern England on Saturday, and two men were arrested in what Prime Minister Keir Starmer called an “appalling incident.”<\/p>\n
British Transport Police said counterterrorism police were supporting its investigation whilst it works to establish the full circumstances and motivation for the incident.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re conducting urgent enquiries to establish what has happened, and it could take some time before we are in a position to confirm anything further,” British Transport Police Chief Superintendent Chris Casey said. “At this early stage it would not be appropriate to speculate on the causes of the incident.”<\/p>\n
Cambridgeshire police said they were called at 1939 GMT after reports that multiple people had been stabbed on the 1825 service from Doncaster in northern England to London King’s Cross.<\/p>\n
The train stopped at Huntingdon, with armed officers seen entering the train in videos on social media.<\/p>\n
“Armed officers attended and the train was stopped at Huntingdon, where two men were arrested,” the police said.<\/p>\n
One eyewitness told Sky News that one of the suspects, waving a large knife, was tasered by police.<\/p>\n
The East of England Ambulance Service said it mobilised a large-scale response to Huntingdon Railway Station, which included numerous ambulances and critical care teams, including three air ambulances.<\/p>\n
Starmer posted on X that the incident was “deeply concerning.”<\/p>\n
“My thoughts are with all those affected, and my thanks go to the emergency services for their response,” he said.<\/p>\n
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