British police say multiple people were stabbed on a train near Cambridge and 2 individuals arrested
- - British police say multiple people were stabbed on a train near Cambridge and 2 individuals arrested
November 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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1 / 2Britain-Train-StabbingsPolice stand guard near the Huntingdon, England, train station in Cambridgeshire, after people were stabbed on a train, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Chris Radburn/PA via AP)
LONDON (AP) — British police said Saturday that “multiple people” have been stabbed on a train near Cambridge and that two individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident.
British Transport Police said on X that its officers responded to the incident on a train to Huntingdon “where multiple people have been stabbed,” while the East of England Ambulance Service confirmed that it had mobilized a large-scale response and that “multiple patients” were hospitalized.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary, the local police force, said armed police attended after officers were called to the scene at Huntingdon station at 7:39 p.m. on Saturday. It added that the two people were arrested at the station, which is around 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of London.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on X that his “thoughts are with all those affected” after the “appalling incident."
Paul Bristow, the mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, said he had heard of “horrendous scenes” on the train.
Source: “AOL Breaking”
