<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Witnesses say victims of a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/british-police-say-multiple-people-were-stabbed-on-a-train-near-cambridge-and-2-individuals-arrested/0f8497e4-a984-4b4f-b94f-875fe955340d" rel="" target="_blank" title="mass stabbing on board a train bound for London"><span>mass stabbing on board a train bound for London</span></a><span> were forced to flee their alleged attacker through the carriages.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nine people have been left with life-threatening injuries and a tenth sustained a non-life threatening wound after the stabbing on a train near Cambridge in the United Kingdom at 7.42pm (6.42am AEDT).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two people have been arrested in connection with the incident, police 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dead in Hunter Valley home</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A witness to the stabbing </span><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm2zvjx1z14t" rel="" target="_blank" title="told the BBC"><span>told the BBC</span></a><span> he saw a man raise the alarm to fellow passengers as he bolted through the carriage with a bloodied arm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man recalled hearing him say "they've got a knife, run".</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/uk-train-stabbing-witnesses-reveal-chaotic-scenes-on-board-train/bcff191c-042b-49d2-b527-28add8133f97" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He also said another passenger was seen collapsed on the floor of the train.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another witness, who was on the platform at Huntingdon when the train approached, said multiple people were bleeding as they disembarked the train.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>London Underground worker Dean McFarlane told the BBC one victim was wearing a white shirt "completely covered in blood".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Passer-by Cassie saw police at the scene as the train arrived at Huntingdon station.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We thought it was a train crash," she told </span><em><span>Cambridgeshire Live.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"[There were] more emergency services than I have ever seen."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The train made an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon due to the incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was the 6.25pm service travelling from Doncaster to London King's Cross, British Transport Police confirmed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>British Transport Chief Superintendent Chris Casey described the stabbing as "shocking" and said it would take some time before more information about the incident becomes clear.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is a shocking incident and first and foremost my thoughts are with those who have been injured this evening and their families," Casey said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're conducting urgent enquiries to establish what has happened, and it could take some time before we are in a position to confirm anything further.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"At this early stage it would not be appropriate to speculate on the causes of the incident."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two people were arrested at the station, which is around 120km north of London.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Counter-terrorism officers are assisting in the investigation however police have not yet established a motive.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span><a 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