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Eyewitnesses have told of the moment people screamed 'there's a guy literally stabbing everyone' in a horrific mass attack on a train in England. Police descended on an LNER service at Huntingdon station on Saturday night, after a man launched a marauding rampage on board the service to King's Cross. Ten people were stabbed, with nine of those suffering life-threatening injuries, police have said. FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES HERE A man with a large knife is believed to have been shot with a Taser by police after the attack, which happened shortly after the train had left Peterborough station. 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 Halloween. 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. He said the incident “felt like forever”. Video footage on social media showed scores of blue-light police cars and emergency vehicles in a station car park, and a team of armed police running towards the stationary train at Huntingdon station. Other witnesses have spoken of seeing a man with a large knife and passengers hiding in the toilets to escape the rampage, The Times reported. One told the paper there was “blood everywhere” and people were getting “stamped” on by others as they tried to flee. The witness said: “I heard some people shouting we love (you).” One man, who gave his name as Gavin, told Sky News he believed he saw the suspect tasered before he was arrested. He said: “Essentially, as they got closer to him, started shouting, like, get down get down. “He then was waving a knife, quite a large knife, and then they detained him. “I think it was a Taser that got him down in the end.” BTP said a major incident was declared, and at one point declared “Plato”, the national code word used by police and emergency services when responding to a “marauding terror attack”, before the latter declaration was subsequently rescinded. British Transport Police said: “We can confirm that at 7.42pm today (1 November) British Transport Police were called to reports of a multiple stabbing on board the 6.25pm train service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross. “Officers immediately attended Huntingdon station alongside paramedics. “Armed police from Cambridgeshire Police boarded the train and arrested two people in connection to the incident who have been taken to police custody. “Ten people have been taken to hospital with nine believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries. One is being treated for non life-threatening injuries. There have been no fatalities. “This has been declared a major incident and Counter Terrorism Policing are supporting our investigation whilst we work to establish the full circumstances and motivation for this incident.” Chief Superintendent Chris Casey said: “This is a shocking incident and first and foremost my thoughts are with those who have been injured this evening and their families. “We’re conducting urgent enquiries to establish what has happened, and it could take some time before we are in a position to confirm anything further. “At this early stage it would not be appropriate to speculate on the causes of the incident. “Our response is ongoing at the station and will be for some time. “Cordons are in place and trains are not currently running through the area, and there are also some road closures.” LNER, which operates East Coast Mainline services in the UK, said disruption to its services between London Kings Cross and Lincoln, Doncaster, Leeds, Bradford Forster Square and Harrogate was expected to last until Monday, with passengers advised to defer their travel where possible. David Horne, managing director of LNER, said in a statement: “We are deeply shocked and saddened by this serious incident, and our thoughts are very much with everyone involved. “I would like to thank the emergency services for their quick and professional response and the care they have provided to those injured. Anyone with information who hasn’t already spoken to police is urged to contact British Transport Police. “The safety and wellbeing of everyone affected will remain our priority. We will continue to do everything we can to support our customers and colleagues during this difficult time.”
