UK police say they have arrested two suspects after "a number of people" were taken to hospital after a stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire, in England's east.

"We are currently responding to an incident on a train to Huntingdon where multiple people have been stabbed," British Transport Police said on X, adding that "two people have been arrested".

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called it an "appalling incident" that was deeply concerning.

"My thoughts are with all those affected, and my thanks go to the emergency services for their response. Anyone in the area should follow the advice of the police," he said in a post on X.

Cambridgeshire police said a number of people had been taken to hospital after the incident on Saturday.

Armed police were at the scene and the train

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