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Fleeing man shouted 'someone's got a knife', eyewitness tells BBC
Passengers travelling from Doncaster to London have been attacked in a mass stabbing on Saturday night.
Ten people were injured and taken to hospital. Nine of them are believed to have life-threatening injuries.
Two people were arrested after the train made an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire and witnesses reported that police used a Taser on one man holding a knife.
Counter-terror police have joined the investigation. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the attack was "appalling" and "deeply concerning".
Here is what we know so far about what happened.
How did the attack unfold?
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Emergency crews and police rushed to Huntingdon station in Cambridgeshire after 999 calls from the London-bound train
The stabbing took place on the 18.25 GMT Saturday night LNER train service from Doncaster to London's King Cross station.
Passengers reported that at least one person brandishing a knife began stabbing people on the train after the train stopped at Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
Witnesses told the BBC of panic and confusion.
Olly Foster, who was on the train, said he heard people dashing across carriages shouting "run, there's a guy stabbing literally everyone and everything" - and thought it might have been a Halloween-type prank.
Another passenger heard someone shouting, "someone's got a knife"
Some passengers hid inside the toilets while others swarmed towards the front of the train.
At 19:39, the train driver made an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, where dozens of armed police officers and emergency services rushed to the platform.
Witnesses said police used a Taser on one man. Two people, whose identities are not yet known, were arrested.
Altogether, the incident was estimated to last roughly 10 to 15 minutes.
The uninjured passengers were interviewed by police and some boarded a coach bound for London.
What do we know about the victims?
Emergency crews took 10 people to hospital, nine of whom are believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries, according to police.
The identities of the victims are not yet known.
Witnesses described some of the victims, including a man keeled over in pain on the platform, bleeding from his stomach.
Wren Chambers, a passenger on the train, told the BBC that one person had been stabbed in the arm and bolted down the train to alert others.
Olly Foster told the BBC how an older man had gashes on his head and neck after he "blocked" the attacker from stabbing a younger girl and passengers then used their jackets to try to staunch the bleeding.
London Underground worker Dean McFarlane told the BBC how he saw multiple people running down the platform bleeding, with one man in a white shirt "completely covered in blood".
What is happening with the train services?
London North Eastern Railway (LNER), which operates East Coast Mainline services in the UK, has urged passengers to avoid travelling on Sunday 2 November.
Ticketholders who are no longer planning to travel will be eligible for a full refund. Unused weekend LNER tickets will be valid until Tuesday 4 November.
Huntingdon station is not guaranteed to reopen on Sunday, LNER warned. Disruption to services between Stevenage and Peterborough are due to last all day.
Passengers are able to use their tickets on the following services without incurring extra cost:
• Avanti West Coast between London Euston, Manchester
• TransPennine Express between Manchester, Leeds and York/Newcastle
• ScotRail between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley
• Northern between Carlisle and Newcastle
• East Midlands Railway (EMR) between London St Pancras, Leicester and Sheffield.
• CrossCountry between Sheffield, Doncaster/Leeds, York and Newcastle/Edinburgh
• Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street, Stevenage and Peterborough.
• Great Northern and Thameslink between London Kings Cross, Stevenage and Peterborough
• London Northwestern Railway services from Euston
LNER said delays are expected across the train system, including from other services and operators in the East of England and London, throughout Sunday.
Thameslink tickets that were not used on Saturday will be valid for Sunday.
In a statement published early on Sunday morning, LNER Managing Director David Horne wrote that he was "deeply shocked and saddened by this serious incident" and thanked emergency services for their "quick and professional" response.
