Ten people are in hospital, with nine currently fighting for their lives, after a stabbing spree on a train in Cambridgeshire on Saturday night.

Two people have been arrested, with police reportedly tasering one man carrying a large knife. Police have declared a ‘major incident’ with counter-terrorism officers investigating to establish a motive.

The incident is believed to have taken place on the 18.25 London North Eastern Railway service travelling from Doncaster to King’s Cross. Witnesses said that the stabbing began shortly after the train left Peterborough at 19.30.

There are reports of people hiding in the train toilets to escape, with ‘blood everywhere’, and people being stamped on as they tried to escape. One man told Sky News that he saw a victim moving down the train saying: ‘

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