WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE MASS STABBING ON DONCASTER TO LONDON TRAIN

“Ten people have been taken to hospital following a multiple stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire. Nine are believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries,” British Transport Police (BTP) said on US social media platform X.

While no fatalities have been reported, police have declared a “major incident” and said counterterrorism officers will assist with the investigation.

Two suspects have been arrested.

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“We are currently responding to an incident on a train to Huntingdon where multiple people have been stabbed,” BTP wrote earlier on X.

It added that officers are in attendance alongside Cambridgeshire police.

BTP later said it was the 6.25 pm GMT service train from Doncaster to London King’s Cross.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer labelled the incident as “appalling” and “deeply concerning.”

“My thoughts are with all those affected, and my thanks go to the emergency services for their response,” he wrote on X, urging people in the area to follow the advice of the police.

Meanwhile, London North Eastern Railway said that trains may be cancelled or delayed by up to an hour on some routes due to the stabbing incident.

One witness described seeing a man with a large knife, and told The Times newspaper there was “blood everywhere” as people hid in the washrooms.

Some passengers were getting “stamped [on] by others” as they tried to run, and the witness told The Times that they “heard some people shouting we love [you]”.

Another witness told Sky News that one of the suspects was tasered by police.

Knife crime in England and Wales has been steadily rising since 2011, according to official government data.

While the UK has some of the strictest gun controls in the world, rampant knife crime has been branded a “national crisis” by Starmer.

His Labour government has tried to rein in their use.

The appalling incident on a train near Huntingdon is deeply concerning.

My thoughts are with all those affected, and my thanks go to the emergency services for their response.

Anyone in the area should follow the advice of the police.

— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) November 1, 2025

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the incident as “appalling” and said he was “deeply” concerned by it.

“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,” Starmer added.