King Charles ‘shocked and appalled’ by horror mass stabbing on Huntingdon train

King Charles has released a statement in the wake of a mass stabbing on a train in Huntingdon last night.

The monarch said:‘My wife and I were truly appalled and shocked to hear of the dreadful knife attack that took place on board a train in Cambridgeshire last night.

“Our deepest sympathy and thoughts are with all those affected, and their loved ones.We are particularly grateful to the emergency services for their response to this awful incident.’

The emergency services were called at 7.38pm with armed police storming the station and one suspect reportedly being Tasered, as 10 people were taken to hospital. Four victims have since been discharged, but two remain in a life-threatening condition.

Two men arrested on suspicion of attempted murder remain in custody after the stabbings on a high-speed train in Cambridgeshire.

They are a 32-year-old black British national and a 35-year-old British national of Caribbean descent, police said.

Superintendent John Loveless told reporters at the scene in Huntingdon: “It’s a shocking incident and first and foremost, my thoughts are with the family and friends those who have been affected and those who are injured.

“Approximately 7.42pm yesterday evening, there were calls to the police service in relation to multiple stabbings which took place on board a train service.

“The train departed Doncaster at 6.25pm, and was en route to London King’s Cross Station.

“Officers immediately attended Huntington station alongside paramedics, where armed police officers from Cambridgeshire police boarded the train and arrested two people within eight minutes of the 999 call being made.

“Two men were brought into police custody, where they remain this morning.

Supt Loveless said counter-terrorism police had initially supported the operation but the incident was now not being treated as terrorism-related.

He said: “British Transport Police declared a major incident yesterday, and counter-terrorism policing were initially supporting our investigation. However, at this stage, there is nothing to suggest that this is a terrorist incident.

“This is a British Transport Police investigation, and we continue to work to establish at pace, the full circumstances and the motivations that have led to this incident.

“At this early stage, it would not be appropriate to speculate on the cause of this incident.”