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Mass stabbing on U.K. train leaves 11 injured

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A rail worker is in critical condition and 10 others were injured in a mass stabbing on a U.K. commuter train. Police say they’re investigating a motive, but have downplayed speculation it was terrorism.

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  • Passengers reported a mass stabbing about an hour into a train's journey toward London.
  • The train was diverted to Huntingdon station where armed police intervened and detained the suspect. 38s
  • A conductor was stabbed while trying to protect others, and a total of 11 people were injured. 48s
  • The suspect, a 32-year-old British man, was tasered and detained by police. 1m 13s
  • Police are not treating the incident as terrorism and one rail worker remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries. 1m 34s
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