A stabbing on a train traveling through Cambridgeshire, England, injured multiple people and led to the arrest of two men, the British authorities said on Saturday night, in an attack that drew condemnation from the prime minister.
The Cambridgeshire Police said on social media that they had been called to the train at 7:39 p.m. local time. The police arrested two men and “a number of people have been taken to hospital,” the statement said.
The East of England Ambulance Service said that it had mobilized a large response to the Huntingdon Railway Station, where the train had stopped, and taken multiple patients to a hospital.
The authorities gave few details, including exactly how many people were injured, what their conditions were or what took place on the train. But the violence drew the attention of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who denounced it.
He called the attack “deeply concerning,” in a statement posted on social media, and added, “My thoughts are with all those affected, and my thanks go to the emergency services for their response.”
The train had been traveling from the Yorkshire city of Doncaster, in northern England, toward London and had left at 6:25 p.m., according to the British Transport Police, which is responsible for policing the country’s railway network.
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