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Individuals on the scene of the prepare stabbing have described some horrifying particulars.
Olly Foster advised the BBC he initially heard individuals shouting “run, run, there’s a man actually stabbing everybody”, and believed it might need been a prank associated to Halloween.
Mr Foster stated that folks rapidly began pushing by the carriage, and he seen his hand was “lined in blood” as there was “blood all around the chair” he had leaned on.
An older man “blocked” the attacker from stabbing a youthful lady, leaving him with accidents to his head and neck, Mr Foster stated, including different passengers used their clothes to attempt to stem the bleeding.
He stated the incident “felt like without end”.
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9 individuals have been left with life-threatening accidents after a mass stabbing on a prepare travelling from Doncaster to London King’s Cross on Saturday. A tenth particular person suffered non life-threatening accidents.
Counter-terrorism police are concerned within the investigation.
A person with a big knife is believed to have been shot with a Taser by police after the assault on a excessive velocity prepare after it left Peterborough station in Cambridgeshire.
British Transport Police (BTP) stated two individuals have been arrested over the stabbings which occurred on the 6.25pm prepare service.
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer described the assault as “deeply regarding”.
BTP stated a significant incident was declared, and at one level declared “Plato”, the nationwide code phrase utilized by police and emergency providers when responding to a “marauding terror assault”, earlier than the latter declaration was subsequently rescinded.
Witnesses have spoken of seeing a person with a big knife and passengers hiding within the bogs to flee the rampage, The Instances reported. One advised the paper there was “blood in every single place” and other people had been getting “stamped” on by others as they tried to flee.
Pictures from the scene and from social media confirmed scores of blue-light police automobiles and emergency automobiles in a station automobile park, and a staff of armed police operating in the direction of the stationary prepare at Huntingdon station. Officers sporting forensic fits, with a police canine, could possibly be seen on the platform.
The assault is known to have began shortly after the LNER prepare left Peterborough station.
Ch Supt Chris Casey stated: “It is a surprising incident and at the start my ideas are with those that have been injured this night and their households … At this early stage it might not be applicable to take a position on the causes of the incident.”
MP for Huntingdon Ben Overweight-Jecty known as the incident “appalling and devastating”.
London North Jap Railway, which operates East Coast Mainline providers within the UK, stated disruption to providers within the space was anticipated to final till Monday, with passengers suggested to defer their journey the place potential.
What we don’t but know: the id of the victims, and the id of the arrested suspects.
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David Horne, managing director of prepare operator London North Jap Railway, stated the corporate is “deeply shocked and saddened by this severe incident”.
He stated in a press release: “Our ideas are very a lot with everybody concerned.”
“I wish to thank the emergency providers for his or her fast {and professional} response and the care they’ve supplied to these injured. Anybody with data who hasn’t already spoken to police is urged to contact British Transport Police.
“The security and wellbeing of everybody affected will stay our precedence. We’ll proceed to do every little thing we are able to to assist our clients and colleagues throughout this tough time.”
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Listed here are some extra pictures from the scene. It’s 3am now in Cambridgeshire.
Cops stand close to a cordon outdoors Huntingdon Station {Photograph}: Getty PicturesPolice automobiles line the street close to Huntingdon Station {Photograph}: Getty ImagesShare
House secretary urges public to not speculate
The house secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has urged the general public to “keep away from remark and hypothesis” within the wake of the stabbings and stated she was receiving common updates on the investigation.
I’m deeply saddened to listen to concerning the stabbings in Huntingdon.
My ideas exit to all these affected.
Two suspects have been instantly arrested and brought into custody.
I’m receiving common updates on the investigation.
I urge individuals to keep away from remark and…
— Shabana Mahmood MP (@ShabanaMahmood) November 1, 2025
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Some extra response is coming in.
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative chief, stated she was “deeply disturbed” by the stories from Huntingdon.
“That is a completely horrific assault and my ideas are with all these affected together with the emergency responders on the scene,” she wrote on X.
Deeply disturbed by the stories rising from Huntingdon.
That is a completely horrific assault and my ideas are with all these affected together with the emergency responders on the scene. https://t.co/rJ2t3z27Vx
— Kemi Badenoch (@KemiBadenoch) November 1, 2025
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Trains shall be disrupted till Monday
London North Jap Railway, which operates East Coast Mainline providers within the UK, stated disruption to providers within the space was anticipated to final till Monday, with passengers suggested to defer their journey the place potential.
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Witness describes ‘blood in every single place’
Some witness accounts of the incident have began to return by.
Witnesses have spoken of seeing a person with a big knife and passengers hiding within the bogs to flee the rampage, The Instances reported. One advised the paper there was “blood in every single place” and other people had been getting “stamped” on by others as they tried to flee. The witness stated: “I heard some individuals shouting we love (you).”
The Solar stated one other witness described the assault as “like one thing from a movie”, including: “It was a horrible scene, actually violent.”
One man, who gave his title as Gavin, advised Sky Information he believed he noticed a suspect being tasered earlier than he was arrested.
He stated: “Basically, as they bought nearer to him, began shouting, like, get down get down. He then was waving a knife, fairly a big knife, after which they detained him.
“I believe it was a Taser that bought him down ultimately.”
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What we don’t know:
We’re but to obtain any particulars from the police on the id of the injured individuals and the 2 arrested suspects.
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Every thing we all know up to now
Now we have pulled collectively an explainer on the assault and all the small print we all know up to now:
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Chief superintendent says ‘not applicable to take a position on the causes of incident’
British Transport Police Chief Superintendent Chris Casey has been talking.
“It is a surprising incident and at the start my ideas are with those that have been injured this night and their households.
“We’re conducting pressing enquiries to determine what has occurred, and it might take a while earlier than we’re able to substantiate something additional. At this early stage it might not be applicable to take a position on the causes of the incident.
“Our response is ongoing on the station and shall be for a while. Cordons are in place and trains are usually not at present operating by the realm, and there are additionally some street closures.
“I thank the general public for his or her endurance and their cooperation this night which has already significantly assisted our policing response. We’ll replace you once more as quickly as we’ve got extra data.”
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Some pictures from the scene:
Police vans and different emergency automobiles are parked at Huntingdon Station {Photograph}: Getty PicturesPolice automobiles block a street heading towards Huntingdon Station {Photograph}: Getty PicturesCops and a canine handler work on the platform alongside an LNER Azuma prepare at Huntingdon Station in Huntingdon {Photograph}: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty PicturesAn individual sporting an emergency mediwrap blanket walks in the direction of a coach service close to to the scene at Huntingdon prepare station in Cambridgeshire {Photograph}: Chris Radburn/PAShare
Main incident declared
An announcement from the British Transport Police stated the assault has been declared a ‘main incident’.
The assertion stated: “We are able to verify that at 7.42pm as we speak (1 November) British Transport Police had been known as to stories of a a number of stabbing on board the 6.25pm prepare service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross.
“Officers instantly attended Huntingdon station alongside paramedics.
“Armed police from Cambridgeshire Police boarded the prepare and arrested two individuals in connection to the incident who’ve been taken to police custody.
“Ten individuals have been taken to hospital with 9 believed to have suffered life-threatening accidents. One is being handled for non life-threatening accidents. There have been no fatalities.
“This has been declared a significant incident and Counter Terrorism Policing are supporting our investigation while we work to determine the complete circumstances and motivation for this incident.”
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Police used, then rescinded terror assault code phrase
The Press Affiliation is reporting that police responding to the mass stabbing on a prepare close to Huntingdon at one level declared “Plato”, the nationwide code phrase utilized by police and emergency providers when responding to a “marauding terror assault”. The declaration was later rescinded, British Transport Police stated.
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Opening abstract
Whats up and welcome to our stay protection of a stabbing assault on a prepare in Cambridgeshire.
Counter-terrorism police are concerned in an investigation into the mass stabbing on a prepare which left 9 individuals with life-threatening accidents.
A person with a big knife is believed to have been shot with a Taser by police after the assault on a excessive velocity prepare after it left Peterborough station in Cambridgeshire.
British Transport Police (BTP) stated two individuals have been arrested over the stabbings which occurred on the 6.25pm prepare service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross on Saturday.
Police stated there have been no fatalities so removed from the assaults which prime minister Sir Keir Starmer described as “deeply regarding”. A tenth particular person suffered non life-threatening accidents.
Stick with us for the newest developments.
Emergency responders on the tracks by the prepare at Huntingdon station in Cambridgeshire, after plenty of individuals had been stabbed. {Photograph}: Chris Radburn/PAShare
