UPDATE - Multiple victims stabbed on UK train as 2 suspects arrested: Police

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By Burak Bir

LONDON (AA) - Two people have been arrested after multiple victims were stabbed on a train, British Transport Police (BTP) said Saturday.

"We are currently responding to an incident on a train to Huntingdon where multiple people have been stabbed," BTP said on US social media company X.

It added that officers are in attendance alongside Cambridgeshire police.

BTP later said it was the 6.25 pm GMT service train from Doncaster to London King’s Cross.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer labelled the incident as "appalling" and "deeply concerning."

"My thoughts are with all those affected, and my thanks go to the emergency services for their response," he wrote on X, urging people in the area to follow the advice of the police.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she is "deeply saddened" to hear about the stabbings.

"I urge people to avoid comment and speculation at this early stage," she wrote on X.

In a statement to the media, Cambridgeshire police said they were called at 7.39 pm GMT with reports that multiple people had been stabbed on a train.

“A number of people have been taken to hospital,” said police.

Meanwhile, London North Eastern Railway said that trains may be cancelled or delayed by up to an hour on some routes due to the stabbing incident.