"Mr Loveless said 11 people had been treated in hospital, and after nine originally presented with life-threatening injuries, four have now been discharged. Commenting on whether the incident was terrorism, he told reporters: "British Transport Police declared a major incident yesterday, and counter-terrorism policing were initially supporting our investigation. "However, at this stage, there is nothing to suggest that this is a terrorist incident.""
"Speaking on Sky News on Sunday morning, John Healey said "there's no reason for the rest of us not to get on with our lives" as he described the incident as "isolated". Addressing whether or not the incident was terror-related, he told the broadcaster: "The early assessment is that this was an isolated incident, an isolated attack. "So there's no reason for the rest of us not to get on with our lives, get on and travel to the places we need to get to.""
A man armed with a large knife went on a violent rampage on a high-speed train after it left Peterborough station in Cambridgeshire. British Transport Police declared a major incident and stopped the 6.25pm Doncaster to London King's Cross service at Huntingdon station. Two UK-born suspects, aged 32 and 35, were arrested. Eleven people were treated in hospital; nine originally had life-threatening injuries and four have been discharged, while a tenth suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Police used the national "Plato" code for a marauding terror attack before rescinding it. Counter-terrorism units initially supported the investigation but found nothing to suggest terrorism. Officials described the attack as isolated and urged the public to continue travelling.
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