As everybody suspected, expected, as we went to bed last night praying for the vicitms well-being.
Counter-terrorism police have joined an investigation into a mass stabbing on a train, which left nine people with life-threatening injuries. Witnesses told Sky News the stabbings started around 10 minutes after the train left Peterborough and passengers sounded the emergency alarm.
Police declared the situation a “major incident” and say counter-terrorism police are now supporting the investigation.
At one point, “Plato” was declared – the national code word used by police and emergency services when responding to a “marauding terror attack” – before it was subsequently rescinded.
Witnesses have reported a man holding a large knife on the platform with police pointing weapons at him.
A witness told Sky News that the man was tasered and restrained near the train.
Chief Superintendent Chris Casey of the British Transport Police (BTP) said it may be “some time” before officers could give more details on the incident. He added that it would “not be appropriate” to speculate on why the attack happened. It’s highly appropriate for me to want to know why and how there was a terror attack on a route I use.
Olly Foster told the BBC he initially heard people shouting “run, run, there’s a guy literally stabbing everyone”, and believed it might have been a prank related to Hallowe’en.
Mr Foster said that people quickly started pushing through the carriage, and he noticed his hand was “covered in blood” as there was “blood all over the chair” he had leaned on.
An older man “blocked” the attacker from stabbing a younger girl, leaving him with injuries to his head and neck, Mr Foster said, adding other passengers used their clothing to try and stem the bleeding.
