‘Horrifying scenes’ after multiple people stabbed on train to Cambridgeshire

Multiple people have been stabbed on the London North Eastern Railway train earlier this evening.

An alarm was raised at 7.39pm, with reports of a number of knife injuries and passengers trapped in carriages.

The train was stopped in the town of Huntingdon, where Cambridgeshire Police rushed in and arrested two men.

A number of people have been taken to hospital, but their condition is still unclear.

Early reports suggest that as many as 10 people were wounded, but this has not been confirmed by authorities.

Footage circulating on Facebook shows dozens of police cars rushing to the station in Huntingdon, and a large crowd gathering outside.

Drivers stuck in traffic warned that they had never witnessed such armed police response in the town.

Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake described the scenes as ‘horrifying’ and said in a post on X: ‘My thoughts are with the victims and the emergency services responding to this incident.’

Meanwhile, shadow home secretary Chris Philp warned that it seems that this is ‘a brutal mass attack’.

‘My thoughts are with all those injured or affected and the emergency services responding,’ he said.

‘The police and government should provide an update on what happened and who has been arrested as soon as possible.’

Police confirmed that the incident remains ongoing and that the A1307 has been closed until further notice.

All lines are also blocked around the rail station and disruption is expected until the end of the day.

LNER said in a statement: ‘We are experiencing major disruption across the LNER route.

‘Emergency services are dealing with an incident at Huntingdon station, all lines are blocked.

‘Our advice is “Do Not Travel”. Please defer your travel where you can.’

Huntingdon station is closed and no trains will call here in either direction until further notice, Thameslink says.

British Transport Police said: ‘We are currently responding to an incident on a train to Huntingdon where multiple people have been stabbed.

‘Officers are in attendance alongside Cambridgeshire Police and two people have been arrested. Further updates will be shared here.’

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