2025 Cambridgeshire train stabbing
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| 2025 Cambridgeshire train stabbing | |
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| Location | On board LNER train, north of Huntingdon railway station |
| Date | 1 November 2025 19:39 (GMT) |
Attack type | Mass stabbing |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 10 |
On the evening of 1 November 2025, ten people were injured, including nine in life-threatening conditions, after a mass stabbing attack on a passenger train in Cambridgeshire, England. Two suspects were arrested.
Incident
[edit]British Transport Police responded to a 999 call, received at 19:39 GMT, in which it was reported a number of people had been stabbed aboard the 18:25 LNER service from Doncaster to London King's Cross.[1]. The attack started soon after the London-bound train departed Peterborough,[2][3] and was halted at Huntingdon railway station. Thirty officers from Cambridgeshire Constabulary attended the incident alongside officers from British Transport Police. Huntingdon station was closed to the public, all trains in the surrounding area were brought to a halt and armed officers were deployed to the scene. Ten people were taken to hospital for treatment, while two people were arrested.[4][5][6]
According to eyewitnesses, one of the perpetrators was armed with a large knife and indiscriminately assaulted passengers on board, causing panic and injuries; several witnesses reported seeing people fleeing through the aisle covered in blood, and one victim being stabbed before collapsing.[7]
Aftermath
[edit]A witness said a man holding a large knife was tasered and restrained by police.[8][9] The police investigation continues with the help of counterterrorism police to find out the circumstances and motivation for the attack.[2]
See also
[edit]- 2015 Thalys train attack, on an Amsterdam to Paris train
- 2025 Hamburg stabbing attack, on a station platform
- Killing of Iryna Zarutska
References
[edit]- ^ Butler, Gavin; Savage, Jay (2 November 2025). "Nine people with life-threatening injuries after mass stabbing on train in Cambridgeshire". BBC News. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Nine with life-threatening injuries - as counter-terrorism police join train stabbing investigation". Sky News. 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Sandford, Daniel. "Train involved was travelling from Doncaster to King's Cross". BBC News. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Hore, James (1 November 2025). "'Multiple people' stabbed on train in Huntingdon". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ Hallam, Jonny (1 November 2025). "Multiple people stabbed on train in England, 2 arrested". CNN. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ Whittaker, Rebecca (1 November 2025). "Train stabbing latest: Multiple people stabbed at Huntingdon and two arrested". The Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ Meerdere personen neergestoken in Britse trein, twee aanhoudingen
- ^ "Train stabbing latest: Two arrested after multiple people stabbed". Sky News. 1 November 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Multiple people stabbed on train to Huntingdon Station". The Hunts Post. 1 November 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
