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Passengers travelling from Doncaster to London were attacked in a mass stabbing on a train on Saturday night.
Eleven people received treatment in hospital following the attack. One – a member of the train staff – is in a “critical but stable condition”.
Two British men in their 30s were initially arrested while police said there was “nothing to suggest” it was a terror incident.
Anthony Williams, 32, from Peterborough was charged on Monday with 10 counts of attempted murder.
The other man arrested has been released with no further action.
Witnesses reported that police used a Taser on one man who was holding a knife.
Cambridgeshire police are reviewing three further incidents, including the stabbing of a 14-year-old in Peterborough, to establish whether there is a connection between them and the Huntingdon train attack.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the attack was “appalling” and “deeply concerning”, while the King and Queen sent their “deepest sympathy” to those affected.
Thanking the emergency services and bravery of the those onboard in the House of Commons on Monday, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the man who committed the crime was “the very worst of humanity”.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said police should be allowed to “triple” the use of stop and search to apprehend people carrying knives.
Here is what we know so far.
What do we know about the man charged?
Mr Williams, 32, has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm (ABH) and one count of possession of a bladed article following the knife attack, BTP said on Monday morning.
Police said he has also been charged with another count of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in connection with an incident at Pontoon Dock DLR station in the early hours of the same day.
The ABH charge is in connection to an alleged assault in a custody suite on a police officer that allegedly resulted in a broken nose for the officer, following the incident at Huntingdon.
Williams, of Langford Road, appeared at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Monday and was remanded in custody.
He is due to appear at Cambridge Crown Court on 1 December.
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An image passed to the BBC by someone who witnessed last night’s attack appears to show a suspect being apprehended by police. The red circle outlines the person on the ground behind a set of bins
Where did the stabbings happen?
The attack took place on the 18: 25 GMT London North Eastern Railway (LNER) service from Doncaster, South Yorkshire to London’s King’s Cross station.
Passengers said one person brandishing a knife began stabbing people on the train after it passed through Peterborough in Cambridgeshire.
Cambridgeshire Police received the first call from passengers on board at 19: 39, and the British Transport Police (BTP) was also alerted at 19: 42.
The train made an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon, which is around 15 minutes from Peterborough by train.
Armed police boarded the train and arrested the two men within eight minutes of the call to BTP. Police later said a knife was recovered from the scene.
A large emergency service response, including air am
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