Police in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, arrested two men in connection to the stabbing of multiple people on a train near Cambridge in eastern England on Saturday, according to a post on X by the British Transport Police.

"Armed officers attended and the train was stopped at Huntingdon, where two men were arrested. A number of people have been taken to hospital," the police said in a statement.

Why It Matters

The UK remains on high alert following a high-profile stabbing at a synagogue in Manchester on October 2 . The attack, which the police treated as terrorism, was carried out by a British citizen of Syrian descent.

What To Know

Cambridgeshire police responded to a call at 7:39 p.m. local time after reports that multiple people had been stabbed on a train. Passengers told polic

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