A petition for 'personal defence' sprays to be legalised is gathering momentum as backers say they feel powerless to stop violent attackers View 3 Images The incident on the LNER train shocked the nation (Image: PA)

More than 30,000 people are demanding the right to carry pepper spray in the aftermath of the Huntingdon train stabbings.

A petition for "personal defence" sprays to be legalised is approaching 33,000 signatures as backers say they feel "powerless" to stop violent attackers.

The attack on a train from Doncaster to London King's Cross last Saturday left 11 people needing hospital treatment.

Pepper spray, which is used by police to restrain people and control crowds, is a prohibited weapon in the UK. But Alex Asprey, of Wolverhampton, who launched the peti

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