British Transport Police (BTP) declared a major incident and said two people were arrested after the train was stopped at Huntingdon station. (PA Graphics)Addressing whether or not the incident was terror-related, he told the broadcaster: “The early assessment is that this was an isolated incident, an isolated attack. Huntingdon railway station remained taped off by police on Sunday morning – with the train still visible on the platform. Olly Foster, who also witnessed the incident, told the BBC an older man “blocked” the attacker from stabbing a younger girl, leaving him with injuries to his head and neck. The attack is understood to have started shortly after the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train left Peterborough station.

Source: The Times November 02, 2025 21:36 UTC