UK: Two arrested, ten people in hospital after mass stabbing attack on board Doncaster to London train


Ten people are in hospital – nine believed to have life-threatening injuries – after a stabbing attack on board a Doncaster-London King’s Cross train on Saturday.

Two people have been arrested after the train made an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon station for police to intervene. British Transport Police say counter-terrorism officers are supporting the investigation as they “work to establish the full circumstances and motivation”.

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Source: BBC News


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