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Nine seriously injured in stabbing on LNER train

Volunteer Section Leader, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Nine people have been seriously injured following a stabbing on an LNER Doncaster-London train last night. The train was stopped at Huntingdon to apprehend the suspects, two black British males in their 30s.

BBC live text: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm2zvjx1z14t

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Reply 1

Kate mate

Is it true there has been several people stabbed on a Huntingdon train? This sounds scary

Reply 2

Shaz6098

Here is a link to BBC News - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7rrpwl5zno

Reply 3

Quady

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by Saracen's Fez

Nine people have been seriously injured following a stabbing on an LNER Doncaster-London train last night. The train was stopped at Huntingdon to apprehend the suspects, two black British males in their 30s.
BBC live text: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm2zvjx1z14t

The British man of Caribbean descent is black then?

Reply 4

Quady

For those who haven't been to Huntingdon this book showcased it on tbe front cover.

Reply 5

Wired_1800

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by Quady

The British man of Caribbean descent is black then?

Not all Caribbean people are black.

Reply 6

Wired_1800

Our thoughts and prayers go to the victims of this terrible crime. More needs to be done to protect British lives.

Reply 7

Quady

Original post

by Wired_1800

Not all Caribbean people are black.

That's why I asked. As it was the first I'd heard that they were both black.

Reply 8

Quady

Original post

by Wired_1800

Our thoughts and prayers go to the victims of this terrible crime. More needs to be done to protect British lives.

Yours and your wife's thoughts and prayers?

What would you suggest be done? Ban knife sales is one idea.

(edited 6 days ago)

Reply 9

artful_lounger

Universities Forum Helper

Per the BBC one of the men was confirmed to have no connection to the attack and was released.

Reply 10

Admit-One

Universities Forum Helper

As per the Beeb, a 35-year-old who had been arrested has since been released after police confirmed he was not involved

A 32-year-old British man from Peterborough is now being treated as the only suspect. Specialist detectives are looking into his background and the events that led up to the attack
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Reply 11

Gazpacho.

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by artful_lounger

Per the BBC one of the men was confirmed to have no connection to the attack and was released.

Highlights why it was entirely justified by the police to not release the identities of those arrested despite calls from certain politicians to identify them.

Reply 12

Wired_1800

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by Quady

Yours and your wife's thoughts and prayers?
What would you suggest be done? Ban knife sales is one idea.

I do not have a wife yet, but I meant those of my family. We tend to use the Royal ‘we’ in our commentary.

Clamp down on certain types of knives and improve mental health services.

Reply 13

Wired_1800

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by Quady

That's why I asked. As it was the first I'd heard that they were both black.

That’s fair.

Reply 14

2WheelGod

"Anthony Williams from Peterborough"
That's going to annoy some people.

Reply 15

Quady

Are trains from Huntingdon to London running tomorrow?

Reply 16

Quady

Original post

by Wired_1800

I doubt that’s his original name.

When do you think he changed it?

Reply 17

Wired_1800

Original post

by Quady

When do you think he changed it?

I am not sure.

Reply 18

Kate mate

I'm too scared to use public transport after this

Reply 19

Saracen's Fez

Volunteer Section Leader, Clearing and Applications Advisor

I've just done a big train journey with intercity trains in and out of London. Definitely a somewhat heightened police presence (including a patrol on one of the trains) but everyone was getting on with their lives – certainly the London rush hour was busy enough!