UK Train Stabbing Attack Leaves Nine Life-Threatened Passengers in Hospital
A deadly train stabbing attack on a London-bound train left nine people with life-threatening injuries, prompting an emergency response that included armed police and air ambulances. In total, ten passengers were taken to hospital following the incident, which occurred as the Doncaster to London King's Cross train was traveling south towards Huntingdon.
According to British Transport Police, two individuals have been arrested in connection with the stabbings, sparking a major investigation led by Counter Terrorism Policing. The police force confirmed that "Plato," the national code word used to signal potential terrorist activity, had been initiated early on Sunday, but was later rescinded without revealing any motive for the attack.
"This has been declared a major incident, and we're conducting urgent enquiries to establish what's happened," said Chief Superintendent Chris Casey. However, at this early stage, it would not be appropriate to speculate on the causes of the incident.
Eyewitnesses described the scene as "horrendous" with police officers wearing forensic suits and a police dog responding quickly to the train's arrival at Huntingdon station. Cambridgeshire Constabulary confirmed that armed police attended the scene after receiving calls from officers, who were subsequently arrested at the station.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed his sympathy for all those affected by the "appalling incident." London North Eastern Railway has also suspended operations on its East Coast Mainline services due to "major disruption."
The incident is still under investigation, and authorities are urging restraint from commuters.
A deadly train stabbing attack on a London-bound train left nine people with life-threatening injuries, prompting an emergency response that included armed police and air ambulances. In total, ten passengers were taken to hospital following the incident, which occurred as the Doncaster to London King's Cross train was traveling south towards Huntingdon.
According to British Transport Police, two individuals have been arrested in connection with the stabbings, sparking a major investigation led by Counter Terrorism Policing. The police force confirmed that "Plato," the national code word used to signal potential terrorist activity, had been initiated early on Sunday, but was later rescinded without revealing any motive for the attack.
"This has been declared a major incident, and we're conducting urgent enquiries to establish what's happened," said Chief Superintendent Chris Casey. However, at this early stage, it would not be appropriate to speculate on the causes of the incident.
Eyewitnesses described the scene as "horrendous" with police officers wearing forensic suits and a police dog responding quickly to the train's arrival at Huntingdon station. Cambridgeshire Constabulary confirmed that armed police attended the scene after receiving calls from officers, who were subsequently arrested at the station.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed his sympathy for all those affected by the "appalling incident." London North Eastern Railway has also suspended operations on its East Coast Mainline services due to "major disruption."
The incident is still under investigation, and authorities are urging restraint from commuters.
that train stabbing attack was so horrific 9 ppl are still in hospital 
and police didnt even get the motive yet?? what's goin on 
i know they said it was a major incident but like how can one person do that to so many innocent ppl?!?! 
London North Eastern Railway suspended all operations, poor commuters gotta deal with this too 
I just wanna know what happened and who did it so we can get some answers already 
British Transport Police is investigatin but still nothin' 
please keep us updated on the updates 
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. That's just it - sometimes we have no idea why things happen, and we're left with more questions than answers. The real question here is, how can you prevent these kinds of incidents from happening in the first place? 
. Nine people with life threatening injuries? That's just insane. And the fact that there were two of 'em involved in the attack is even crazier 
. But seriously, it's just devastating. I'm glad nobody lost their life, but nine people in the hospital? That's just not right. My heart goes out to those affected and their families 
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how can one person cause so much harm to others?! 
seems like a really scary situation for those on the train... hope everyone recovers soon 
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the police are being super tight lipped about it too which isn't helping... we need to know more about how this happened and who is responsible 
. The fact that two people were arrested doesn't make me feel any better though 
. It's just terrible that someone would do something like this on a train where people are trying to go about their day 
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. And poor Keir Starmer, having to deal with all this... I hope the injured passengers get better soon 
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anyhoo just hope everything gets sorted out soon & ppl can get back to their normal lives 
... I mean, can't imagine being in that situation 
! Two people arrested so far, but still no idea what happened 
. Hope those who got hurt get better soon 
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is our society just too caught up in itself to even care?
. I get that they don't wanna jump to conclusions, but still... 
I'm just trying to scroll through my feed without getting anxiety 
. Can't we just focus on the facts for once? 
and the police response time was only 10 minutes from the train's arrival at Huntingdon station 
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