Train stabbing LIVE: 'Multiple people' stabbed on board Huntingdon train - updates

Multiple people have been stabbed on a train.

British Transport Police and Cambridgeshire Constabulary were called to the incident on an LNER train that took place in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Two people have been arrested.

A spokesperson for British Transport Police said: "We are currently responding to an incident on a train to Huntingdon where multiple people have been stabbed.

"Officers are in attendance alongside Cambridgeshire Constabulary and two people have been arrested."

A Cambridgeshire Constabulary spokesperson said: "We were called at 7.39pm with reports that multiple people had been stabbed on a train.

"Armed officers attended and the train was stopped at Huntingdon, where two men were arrested. A number of people have been taken to hospital.

"The incident remains ongoing and the A1307 has been closed as you approach the town centre."

London North Eastern Railway (LNER), which operates East Coast Mainline services in the UK, said: “We are aware of an incident involving one of our trains.

“Our immediate concern is for the welfare of our customers and crew who are on board. We are in the process of gathering all the details we can and are liaising with British Transport Police.”

This is a breaking news incident. Further updates will be posted below.

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp wrote on X: “Horrific scenes in Huntingdon, in what seems to be a brutal mass attack by two perpetrators.

“My thoughts are with all those injured or affected and the emergency services responding.

“The police and government should provide an update on what happened and who has been arrested as soon as possible.”

London North Eastern Railway (LNER), which operates East Coast Mainline services in the UK, said: “We are aware