UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the 'appalling' incident was 'deeply concerning'.
UK police have said they had arrested two suspects as 'a number of people' were taken to hospital after a stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire, eastern England.'We are currently responding to an incident on a train to Huntingdon where multiple people have been stabbed,' British Transport Police said on X on Saturday, adding that 'two people have been arrested'.
Cambridgeshire police said: 'A number of people have been taken to hospital.'UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the 'appalling' incident was 'deeply concerning'.'My thoughts are with all those affected, and my thanks go to the emergency services for their response,' Starmer said in a statement on X.'Anyone in the area should follow the advice of the police,' he added.Armed police were at the scene after being alerted around 7:40 pm local time , and the train was stopped at Huntingdon, a market town in eastern England, police added.Train operator London North Eastern Railway said all its railway lines had been closed while emergency services dealt with the incident at Huntingdon station.LNER, which runs trains along the east of England and Scotland, urged passengers not to travel, warning of 'major disruption'.It serves major stops including in London, Peterborough, Cambridge, York and Edinburgh.The mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Paul Bristow, said in a post on X: 'Hearing reports of horrendous scenes on a train in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire', adding that his 'thoughts are with everyone affected'.
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