Multiple people were stabbed on a train from Doncaster to London King’s Cross in England on Saturday.
- Multiple people were stabbed on a train service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross in England on Saturday, Nov. 1
- Two British nationals were arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder
- The British Transport Police said in a press conference on Sunday that two victims remain in a life-threatening condition following the incident
At least 10 people were rushed to the hospital after a stabbing spree on a train in the UK.
At around 7:42 p.m. local time on Saturday, Nov. 1, the British Transport Police (BTP) received reports that multiple people had been stabbed on a train service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross, according to a BTP news release. Armed police and paramedics arrived at the scene to find 10 people wounded.
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The victims were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Police confirmed in a press conference on Sunday that four people were later discharged, but two remain in a life-threatening condition. There have been no fatalities.
Two British nationals were arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder, the BBC reported.
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Olly Foster, who was a passenger on the train, told the BBC that he initially thought the incident was a Halloween prank. He saw people running through the carriage and urging him to do the same as the stabbing attack unfolded.
“I put my hand on this chair just trying to push myself forward,” Foster recalled. “Then I look at my hand, it’s covered in blood. I look at the chair. There’s blood all over the chairs.”
Foster said passengers pulled the emergency alarm as an older man tried to prevent the attacker from stabbing a younger girl.
“We ran up the platform,” Foster recalled of the moment they escaped the blood-soaked carriage, per the BBC. “We ran out of the station, as we ran out of the station, we saw blue lights, so [police] were there very quick.”
