"A man walked past us shouting, 'Run, run, run. There's a man stabbing everyone and everything,'" said Olly Foster, one of the train passengers who had to flee Saturday night from a man who was apparently stabbing people at random on an express train from Doncaster to London."At first we thought it was a prank, some kind of Halloween joke, but you could see from the faces of the others that it was serious," Foster told the BBC."I grabbed my things and started running, while people behind us were pushing and panicking. That's when I started wondering what was going on."

Cambridgeshire Police received several calls at 7:39 p.m. on Saturday about a stabbing on a London-bound train. A man boarded the train in Peterborough, 100 miles north of London, and then began stabbing people with a knife."Injured people were walking around the train," Foster added."I grabbed my seat to push myself forward and saw my hand was covered in blood. I looked down at the seat and saw it was completely covered in blood."

Eleven people were injured, nine of whom were seriously injured. Eight of them are now recovering, but one person remained in critical condition Sunday evening. The victim was a North London train service employee, police said."He tried to stop the knifeman," they said."Detectives have reviewed CCTV footage on the train, and it's clear that his actions were truly heroic and undoubtedly saved many lives."

The train driver made an emergency stop in Huntingdon, where police and ambulances rushed to the scene. On the platform at Huntingdon station, officers were seen pointing their weapons at a man with a large knife. The man was then subdued with a Taser. On Sunday, police reported that two British men, aged 32 and 35, had been arrested. The 35-year-old man, originally from London, was released later that Sunday without further charges. The other is suspected of attempted murder.

Isolated attack

Police have not yet released any information about the suspected perpetrator's motive. British Defense Secretary John Healey told Sky News on Sunday that it was an"isolated attack." Police also reported, according to The Guardian, that there are no indications so far that it was an act of terrorism.

The counterterrorism unit was initially involved in the investigation. Police stated that"Plato" was activated on Saturday evening. This is the national code used by police and emergency services in the UK in the event of a potential terrorist attack. However, this warning was later withdrawn.

On X on Saturday evening, Prime Minister Keir Starmer wrote: “The horrific incident on a train near Huntingdon is deeply distressing. My thoughts are with all those affected and my thanks to the emergency services for their efforts. Anyone in the area should follow the advice of the police.”