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Two people in life-threatening condition after train mass stabbing - as police give details on suspects
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a mass stabbing on a train left two people with life-threatening injuries.
At least nine more people were injured in the attack on a train from Doncaster to London King's Cross on Saturday night. Police made the arrests within eight minutes of the 999 call being made, Superintendent John Loveless from British Transport Police said.
Officers were deployed to Huntingdon station in Cambridgeshire after the first 999 report at 7.42pm on Saturday and boarded the train. Train stabbing latest: Two victims still fighting for lives Two men were being held at separate police stations and questioned on suspicion of attempted murder, Sup Loveless said.
One is a 32-year-old male, a black British national, and the other is a 35-year-old man, a British national of Caribbean descent. Both were born in the UK.
In a statement, the King and Queen said they were "truly appalled and shocked to hear of the dreadful knife attack," and offered their "deepest sympathy and thoughts" to those affected. In total, 11 people were treated in hospital - nine were initially reported as having life-threatening injuries.
By late Sunday morning, two patients remained in a life-threatening condition, Sup Loveless told reporters at Huntingdon railway station. "Following assessment and treatment, four - I'm thankful to say - have been discharged." A witness told Sky News that police fired a Taser at a man with a large knife, after he went on a bloody rampage on the high-speed train.
Police examine 'motivations' for attack There was "nothing to suggest that this is a terrorist incident.
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