Mass stabbing on a train from Newcastle to Kings Cross

[ellroy]

10 injured, 2 arrests.

[ellroy]

Initial report was from Newcastle, may not be the case.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-ne...

[anonymoususer]

I just saw this.
Very sobering

[ellroy]

Usual speculation already on Twitter.

Horrible feckers whatever their reason.

Edited by ellroy on Saturday 1st November 22:09

[ChocolateFrog]

I wouldn't fancy being stuck on a train with a rampage going on. Must have been frightening.

[SlimJim16v]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7rrpwl5zno

[Wheel Turned Out]

Awful. I can imagine a group of Saturday revellers make containment by the emergency services a particularly arduous proposition - hats off to them.

[CloudStuff]

Just horrendous.

[milesgiles]

3 hours and no comment on who it was? Only one conclusion. If they came across on a boat this country will blow

[Jonnny]

Incredible amount of emergency services vehicles at the station.

Reading on Twitter it's terror related but to be taken with a pinch of salt I guess.

[Gretchen]

Our boat is moored under the bridge going in to this station. The sound of the sirens is heartbreaking. Thoughts to all those involved.

[Chicken Chaser]

I only hope the outcome is less serious than feared.

[MDMetal]

Given what the various political party leaders are saying it sounds rather serious, they no doubt have way more details than the public

[911Spanker]

milesgiles said:

3 hours and no comment on who it was? Only one conclusion. If they came across on a boat this country will blow

Charming.

[Don Roque]

The police response at the scene is absolutely massive, something big has happened there. Awaiting the facts...

[brake fader]

BunkMoreland said:

MDMetal said:

Given what the various political party leaders are saying it sounds rather serious, they no doubt have way more details than the public

Dont worry, by tomorrow lunchtime 2tier will be calling everyone racist again for noticing...

or arresting housewives for tweeting

[Ian Geary]

911Spanker said:

milesgiles said:

3 hours and no comment on who it was? Only one conclusion. If they came across on a boat this country will blow

Charming.

Would asylum seekers (the majority of boat arrivals claim asylum upon arriving) be travelling by train though? Where would they be going? And how would they fund it?

I am not sure, though of course this is complete speculation.

It could easily be a fight between blokes / groups, but also if terrorism claims are true, then a single or pair of attackers like the London bridge thing a few years back maybe.


I'm sure we will find out when their police are ready to tell us - they are well aware after Southport about how a lack of info cab be filled by idle minds - which is what I'm doing of course.

[scenario8]

For an incident that was first reported to the Police three and a half hours ago the official statements remain remarkably short on detail and the comments from government sources simultaneously serious but vague.

Since the emergency services response is evidently enormous this vacuum is bound to generate speculation despite the unsurprising official requests not to comment or speculate.

Whatever happened it certainly appears to be horrific for those directly involved. Which is tragic.

[milesgiles]

Ian Geary said:

911Spanker said:

milesgiles said:

3 hours and no comment on who it was? Only one conclusion. If they came across on a boat this country will blow

Charming.

Would asylum seekers (the majority of boat arrivals claim asylum upon arriving) be travelling by train though? Where would they be going? And how would they fund it?

I am not sure, though of course this is complete speculation.

It could easily be a fight between blokes / groups, but also if terrorism claims are true, then a single or pair of attackers like the London bridge thing a few years back maybe.


I'm sure we will find out when their police are ready to tell us - they are well aware after Southport about how a lack of info cab be filled by idle minds - which is what I'm doing of course.

They don’t have to be ‘asylum seekers’ they could have been granted ltr years ago.

Or a welsh choirboy

[okgo]

milesgiles said:

3 hours and no comment on who it was? Only one conclusion. If they came across on a boat this country will blow

I doubt most people give a st mate. It’s a horrible occurrence but if you think most people are going out to paint some mini roundabouts tomorrow I think you’re in a pretty grim echo chamber.