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A courageous train employee who stepped in to protect travelers during a multiple knife attack on a express train has sustained life-threatening wounds, authorities stated on Sunday.

Particulars of the Frightening Incident

CCTV footage reportedly shows the staff member trying to halt the assailant as the train traveled between a city and Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. Witnesses recounted a frightening 14-minute duration after the train left Peterborough, with injured victims running through carriages.

The individual, a 32-year-old British national from Peterborough, is in detention for interrogation. Police announced a significant event on the 6:25 pm service from Peterborough to King's Cross in central London.

Emergency Reaction and Consequences

The incident on the weekend led to 11 people being cared for in hospital after the train made an unplanned stop at platform 2 in Huntingdon. Several individuals have since been discharged from hospital.

A witness recorded the suspect brandishing a large knife and being shot with a stun device as he confronted officers on the platform. He was reportedly heard yelling, "End my life, end my life."

“This terrible incident has affected many people. Our sympathies go out to the injured and their loved ones – especially the courageous employee of rail staff whose relatives are being supported by trained personnel,” stated a high-ranking police official.

Union Response and Calls for Measures

Rail associations were swift to praise employees and call for more measures. One labor official stated he would be “requesting urgent meetings with government, train companies and police to ensure that we have the best possible support, tools and robust procedures in place”.

Another union leader encouraged the train operator and authorities “to act quickly to review safety, to help the impacted workers, and to make sure nothing like this occurs again”.

Driver Praised for Rapid Action

The operator who halted the train at Huntingdon was reported as being “very shaken” but “good”, and has been praised by union officials for doing “precisely what was needed”.

“He didn’t halt the train in the center of two stations where it’s clearly challenging for the first responders to access, but he carried on going until he got to Huntingdon, where the assistance was pretty much already there,” stated a union official.

Additional Details

Police said they got the first distress reports at 7:39 pm, and the service was forced to make an unplanned stop in Huntingdon at 7:50 pm.

One observer recounted at first thinking if the event was a holiday prank, but quickly realized from people's faces that it was real.

Authorities have confirmed there is nothing to suggest the event was a terrorist incident and have requested the community to come forward with any further details.

Rail services on the impacted line are anticipated to experience disruption until the following day, with travelers advised to postpone their travel where possible.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation are asked to contact authorities by sending a message a designated number with a reference code.