Mass stabbing on LNER train injures at least ten

A mass stabbing occurred on a Doncaster-to-London King’s Cross train Saturday evening, forcing an emergency stop at Huntingdon station where armed officers, ambulances and two air ambulances responded. Two British nationals — a 32-year-old Black British man and a 35-year-old British man of Caribbean descent — were arrested within eight minutes of the first 999 call; one was reportedly tasered on the platform and both are being held on suspicion of attempted murder. Around 10–11 people were treated in hospital, nine initially assessed as having life‑threatening injuries; four have since been discharged, two remain in life‑threatening condition, and there have been no reported fatalities. Police said the attack is not being treated as a terrorist incident, although Counter‑Terrorism Policing initially assisted and a national Plato alert was briefly raised then withdrawn. Passengers described chaotic, blood‑soaked scenes as fellow travellers restrained the attacker, and the incident has drawn national attention and concern from the prime minister.