Man Charged After Knife Attack Injures 11 on Train

A 32-year-old man has been charged with multiple counts of attempted murder after a knife attack injured 11 people on a high-speed train in Cambridgeshire, with authorities linking the incident to several prior assaults involving blades.

The attack occurred on November 1 aboard a 6:25 p.m. London North Eastern Railway service traveling from Doncaster to London Kings Cross. Shortly after departing Peterborough station, Anthony Williams allegedly began stabbing passengers, prompting crew and riders to activate emergency alarms. The train made an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon station around 7:42 p.m., where armed officers from British Transport Police and Cambridgeshire Constabulary arrested Williams within minutes. Witnesses described chaos as passengers fled carriages, hid in toilets, and sought safety, with some initially mistaking the violence for a Halloween prank amid screams and bloodstains on seats.

Among the injured was LNER customer experience host Samir Zitouni, 48, who confronted the attacker to protect others. Zitouni, a 20-year veteran of the railway, reportedly used a frying pan from the buffet car or his body as a shield, allowing passengers to escape further harm....