US EditionTwo arrested after multiple people stabbed on London-bound train
- On Saturday, British Transport Police said multiple people were stabbed on the 6.25pm service from Doncaster to London King's Cross, halted at Huntingdon station as a major incident.
- Against a backdrop of rising knife crime, local ambulance services launched a large-scale response including ambulances, air ambulances and tactical commanders, while the interior ministry said nearly 60,000 blades were seized or surrendered Wednesday.
- Ten people were taken to hospital by East of England Ambulance Service, with nine having life-threatening injuries and four discharged after treatment.
- LNER warned of major disruption, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer said `My thoughts are with all those affected, and my thanks go to the emergency services for their response`.
- Police say the investigation is ongoing, early assessment suggests an isolated incident, and two men—a 32-year-old black British national and a 35-year-old British national of Caribbean descent—remain in police custody.
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U.K. police release 1 of 2 men arrested over train stabbings and laud ‘heroic’ rail worker
LONDON — British police said Sunday that one of two men arrested in connection with a mass stabbing attack that spread fear and panic on a London-bound train a day earlier has been released without charge, and that one person, a “heroic” member of the railway staff, remains in a life-threatening condition. Read more...
U.K. Stabbing Is Every Commuter's Nightmare
For those of us who ride the commuter rails and subways daily, Saturday night's mass stabbing on a London-bound train is a nightmare brought to life. In such confined and well-lit spaces, there isn't any way to do what the experts say you should: run, hide and, as a last resort, fight.
British police arrested two British citizens just eight minutes after the train attack. But they announced in the evening that only one person remained in custody; a 32-year-old man is now being treated as the sole suspect. Five victims of the attack have since been discharged from hospital, but the life of one person is still in danger. It is a staff member who tried to stop the attackers during the attack, they said. "The hero has certainly sa…
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