Two men have been arrested by armed officers after multiple people were stabbed on a train.

The train was stopped at Huntingdon, in Cambridgeshire, after police were called at around 7.40pm on Saturday.

Cambridgeshire Police said a number of people have been taken to hospital.

London North Eastern Railway said all lines are blocked around Huntingdon station, with major disruption expected until the end of the day.

Police said the A1307 has been closed on the approach to the town centre and the incident remains ongoing.

Cambridgeshire Police said in a statement: “We were called at 7.39pm with reports that multiple people had been stabbed on a train.

“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 incident remains ongoing and the A1307 has been closed as you approach the town centre.”

Tory party chairman Kevin Hollinrake described the scenes as “horrifying”.

“My thoughts are with the victims and the emergency services responding to this incident,” he wrote on X.

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