Terrorism has been formally ruled out, for now, behind last night's deadly attack on a passenger train traveling in Cambridgeshire, en route from Doncaster to London. At least 11 people were stabbed, two of whom remain seriously injured. British police announced the news this morning in an update on their investigation, specifying that the two arrested suspects are both British citizens, one Black and the other of Caribbean origin.
Meanwhile, there will be a flurry of cancellations and unavoidable disruptions throughout the day along the railway line connecting London to the north of the United Kingdom. Management at LNER, the operator of the affected train, has urged passengers not to travel until this evening. Or, if necessary, to try using other means of transport.
The incident occurred aboard a train departing from Doncaster, in northern England, bound for the English capital, at King's Cross station. The violent outburst erupted as the train was passing through Cambridgeshire, not far from Cambridge, about 80 kilometers from the capital. The emergency brake was activated and the train made an unscheduled emergency stop at the station in the town of Huntingdon, where the injured were treated, dozens of other passengers were evacuated, and at least 30 armed officers intervened to arrest the suspects.
"At the moment, no Italians are involved, and the motives for the attack are still unclear," Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told X. "The Italian Embassy and Consulate in London are following the incident of the stabbing of several passengers on a train in Huntingdon, UK. I express my sympathy to the injured and to the British people for this terrible incident," the minister added.
(Unioneonline/D)
