US EditionBritish national, 32, sole suspect in Huntingdon train knife attack
A 32-year-old British man from Peterborough remains in custody on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing on a London-bound train injured 11, with one crew member critically hurt.
- On Sunday, a knife attack aboard a London-bound train injured 11 people and prompted an emergency stop at Huntingdon, where armed officers detained suspects.
- Counterterrorism officers assisted early in the probe, yet police said `there is nothing to suggest that this is a terrorist incident`, and Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood urged the public not to speculate.
- Witnesses described chaotic scenes with blood on chairs and a suspect tasered, while four victims have been discharged and two remain in life-threatening condition.
- King Charles III and Queen Camilla said they were `truly appalled and shocked` and expressed their deepest sympathy while thanking emergency services.
- After 2017's serious attacks, Britain has had quieter years but last month three people were killed in a Manchester synagogue attack, while Britain's current threat level is rated `substantial`.
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After the stabbing attack on a train in the east of England, one of the two men arrested was released without charges. The 35-year-old had not been involved in the crime, the police reported. Therewith, a suspect is still in custody for suspicion of attempted murder.
Stabbing attack on British train was not terrorism, police say
A stabbing attack on a U.K. train that sent 11 people to the hospital was not an act of terrorism, British police said Sunday. A 32-year-old British man, who has not been publicly named, was identified Sunday as the sole suspect, the BBC reported. A 35-year-old man initially arrested in the attack has since been released. “This is a shocking incident, and my thoughts are with those who have been injured and their families,” British Transport Pol…
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HUNTINGDON, England >> A 32-year-old British man was the sole suspect accused of a mass stabbing on a train in England, after another man arrested in the case was released on Sunday with no charges.
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32-year-old suspect arrested in stabbing of multiple people on UK train: Police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (LONDON) — A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly attacking multiple people with a knife aboard a train headed to London on Saturday evening, according to police, a crime the prime minister called an “appalling incident.” In a statement shortly after the attack, British Transport Police (BTP) said two people had been arrested. On Sunday afternoon, however, police said a 35-ye…
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