Police stand guard near the Huntingdon, England, train station in Cambridgeshire, after people were stabbed on a train, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Chris Radburn/PA via AP)
Police work at the Huntingdon, England, train station in Cambridgeshire, after people were stabbed on a train, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Chris Radburn/PA via AP)
The Huntingdon, England, train station in Cambridgeshire is seen after people were stabbed on a train, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Chris Radburn/PA via AP)
Police stand guard near the Huntingdon, England, train station in Cambridgeshire, after people were stabbed on a train, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Chris Radburn/PA via AP)
Police work at the Huntingdon, England, train station in Cambridgeshire, after people were stabbed on a train, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Chris Radburn/PA via AP)
The Huntingdon, England, train station in Cambridgeshire is seen after people were stabbed on a train, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Chris Radburn/PA via AP)
LONDON (AP) — British police said Saturday that “multiple people†have been stabbed on a train near Cambridge and that two individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident.
British Transport Police said on X that its officers responded to the incident on a train to Huntingdon “where multiple people have been stabbed,†while the East of England Ambulance Service confirmed that it had mobilized a large-scale response and that “multiple patients†were hospitalized.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary, the local police force, said armed police attended after officers were called to the scene at Huntingdon station at 7:39 p.m. on Saturday. It added that the two people were arrested at the station, which is around 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of London.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on X that his “thoughts are with all those affected†after the “appalling incident."
Paul Bristow, the mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, said he had heard of “horrendous scenes†on the train.
