Gb, train attack: 11 people injured, 2 in danger of dying. police rule out terrorism for now
The police arrested two suspects of British nationality. The exact dynamics of the incident are still to be clarified
A total of 11 people are reported to have been injured in the bloody attack on a passenger train travelling in Cambridgeshire between Doncaster and London on the evening of 1 November by two suspected British knifemen, as announced by the Transport Police in an update on the investigation by Detective Superintendent John Loveless
The official pointed out that 10 were rescued and taken to hospital in Cambridge and one turned up later in the emergency room. Initially 9 were listed as serious, but 4 were later discharged and now only two are believed to be life-threatening.
Police have arrested two suspects. The exact dynamics of the incident are still to be clarified.
The terrorist matrix is formally ruled out, for now. This was announced this morning by the British police, in an update on the investigation, stating that the two suspects arrested are both British citizens, are 'black' and one 'is descended' from 'Caribbean' relatives.
Prime Minister Starmer speaks of a 'terrible and worrying fact', while Interior Minister Mahmood calls for 'avoiding speculation on the matter'.
