Acts of Terrorism megathread

[Josquius]

Seems the inevitable backlash is kicking off. Sigh.
Amazing how some people let terrorists win.

BBC News - Mosque fire being treated as arson and hate crime
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2dglp43xmo

[Sheilbh]

Not sure if terrorist yet (although two people doing it), but this sounds horrendous:

Huntingdon train stabbing: several in hospital and two arrested
Passengers hid in lavatories to escape the attack in Cambridgeshire before the train was stopped
Izzy Lyons
Saturday November 01 2025, 11.55pm, The Sunday Times



More than 30 police were sent to Huntingdon station, many of them armed
JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Two men have been arrested after a stabbing spree on a London-bound train that left multiple people injured in Cambridgeshire.

Armed police were deployed to Huntingdon station on Saturday evening following reports that passengers were being attacked. Several people have been taken to hospital, police confirmed.

The incident began shortly after the LNER train from Doncaster to London King's Cross left Peterborough station at about 7.30pm. The first 999 call was received by Cambridgeshire police nine minutes later and more than 30 officers were sent to the scene.

'Blood everywhere'

A witness described seeing a man with a large knife and said there was "blood everywhere".

People hid in the lavatories to escape the attack and some were getting "stamped [on] by others" as they tried to run. "I heard some people shouting we love [you]," the witness said.

A witness who gave his name as Gavin told Sky News that he saw a victim moving down the carriage saying: "They've got a knife, I've been stabbed." Another said they saw a man with a knife being confronted on the platform by armed police before he was tasered and restrained.

Passengers were met by armed police at Huntingdon station and escorted off the train, where officers began taking statements from witnesses. Videos posted online show a heavy presence of the emergency services outside the station, where the train had made an emergency stop.

Don't speculate, public told


TERRY HARRIS

The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, urged the public to "avoid comment and speculation" about the stabbings and said she was receiving regular updates on the investigation.

Sir Keir Starmer said: "The appalling incident on a train near Huntingdon is 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."

Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said: "This is an absolutely horrific attack and my thoughts are with all those affected including the emergency responders at the scene." Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said it "seems to be a brutal mass attack".

The local MP, Ben Obese-Jecty, said he was aware of the incident and was awaiting further information. "My thoughts are with the victims and those involved," he said.

LNER said: "We are experiencing major disruption across the LNER route. Emergency services are dealing with an incident at Huntingdon station, all lines are blocked. Our advice is do not travel. Please defer your travel where you can."
Passengers stranded at Kings Cross station after multiple stabbings on a train in Huntingdon.

The A1307 was closed approaching Huntingdon town centre.

Edit: Ten hospitalised, nine with life-threatening injuries.

[Sheilbh]

Police update is nothing to suggest a terrorism so far. Up to eleven people in hospital but only two are still in a critical condition - it could have been so much worse.

Taxi driver at the station has told the press that he heard one of the suspects shouting "kill me, kill me, kill me" at the police as he got off the train.

Edit: I get it's not terrorism but I do find this attack particularly terrifying personally. Probably just because I use the trains a lot (can't drive, won't drive) and just the idea of someone with a knife marauding through that enclosed space, people hiding in the buffet car or the toilets - it's very imaginable and scary.

[Josquius]

I was on a particularly crowded and unpleasant LNER train just last week. It is pretty horrid to imagine.

[Sheilbh]

Very much not terrorism but it sounds like this guy was on a bit of a rampage and not great that he hadn' been picked up.

At 1910 on 31 October a man stabbed a 14-year old boy in Peterborough - this is believed to be the attacker on the train, Anthony Williams. Fifteen minutes later he entersa barbershop waving a knife. He then seems to have travelled to London as it looks like he stabbed a man at a DLR station in Newham at 0045 on 1 November. By half nine 1 November, he is back in Peterborough - where he returns to that (really unfortunate - or maybe fortunate given everything else) barbershop where he waves the knife again.

At about 1930 the train to King's Cross leaves Peterborough with Williams on board. Ten minutes later and eleven people have been stabbed as the train, which the driver diverted stopped at Huntington. The driver has received huge prais as basically their response allowed the emergency services to get to the train at a station within such a short space of time. Also a lot of praise in particular for the train guard who by all accounts appears to have basically "run towards danger". They confronted Williams for a sustained period of time which stopped his advance through thetrain - that train worker is the person who has suffered the most severe injuries and is now in a critical but stable condition which is good news.

He's been charged with numerous counts of attempted murder but not just from the train attack. But fair amounts of questions for how he appears to have bowled around threatening people with a knife and stabbing them for about 24 hours - the British Transport Police have said they had been aware of him, knew who he was and were looking for him before the attack.

[Razgovory]

Why did they arrest two guys?

[Sheilbh]

I think just in error in the moment. The first guy was released very shortly afterwards with no further action.

[Razgovory]

Ah, okay.  Now I understand.

[Admiral Yi]

I think Britain just invented the active stabber incident.

[HVC]

24 hours to find a nutter stabbing people, but only the duration of a flight to arrest someone who said mean things on social media. Crack police force you have there.