Train attack in England

Police after the attack: Nothing indicates a terrorist motive

British police state at a press conference after yesterday's knife attack on a train that nothing indicates that it is a terrorist crime.

- There is nothing to indicate that this is a terrorist crime, says Inspector John Loveless.

Nine people were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after the attack. Four people have been discharged, but the condition of two people is still critical.

Two men in their 30s have been arrested, suspected of attempted murder.

- Within eight minutes of the first alarm, the two people were arrested, says Loveless.

Train attack in England
Nine fight for their lives after the attack: "They have a knife, they stabbed me"

Nine people are being treated with life-threatening injuries after Saturday night's knife attack on a train in eastern England. Another person has been taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The attack occurred at around 7.30pm local time. The train had just left Peterborough when police received several emergency calls. Witnesses have described how bloodied people called out to the rest of the passengers.

– An extremely bloodied man said ‘they have a knife, they stabbed me’, a witness told Sky News.

Chaos then broke out on the train as panicked people tried to escape.

The train was stopped outside Huntingdon and two people were arrested. According to witnesses, the police used electric shock weapons during the arrest.

The incident is being investigated by counter-terrorism police but no motive has been established. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has urged the public not to speculate at “this early stage”.

Police withdraw codeword for terror attack

British police used the codeword Plato in the first phase of the operation in Huntingdon. Plato is announced when it concerns an ongoing terrorist attack.

Later it was announced that it had been withdrawn and that the train attack was now described as a serious incident. No explanation has yet been given as to why, writes the BBC.

So far there is no information about either the two arrested or who was stabbed on the train.