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Nine people with life-threatening injuries after stabbings on Doncaster-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, where dozens of officers rushed to help

British Transport Police say counter-terrorism officers are supporting the investigation as they “work to establish the full circumstances and motivation”

An eyewitness tells the BBC they saw a man with a bloodied arm fleeing down a carriage yelling “they’ve got a knife” – another witness says police Tasered a man on a platform

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the “appalling incident” is “deeply concerning” and urges people to follow the advice of local authorities

SOURCE: BBC NEWS

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