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British Man Charged over Mass Stabbing Attack on a Train in England. Here’s What We Know
Anthony Williams faces 10 attempted murder charges after stabbing 11 people on a train; police say the attack is not terror-related and occurred within eight minutes of emergency calls.
- On Monday, police charged Anthony Williams, 32-year-old suspect, with 10 counts of attempted murder, actual bodily harm, and possession of a bladed article after Saturday evening's London North Eastern Railway service attack.
- Cambridgeshire Constabulary is investigating incidents in Peterborough, including a Friday stabbing, with police saying Anthony Williams may have been involved; he faces charges linked to the Saturday train attack.
- The train made an emergency stop at Huntingdon, about 75 miles north of London, and officers detained Williams within eight minutes after chaotic scenes involving passengers and a Taser.
- Williams has been remanded in custody after a Monday hearing at Peterborough Magistrates' Court and will appear at Cambridge Crown Court on December 1, while a second man initially arrested was released without charge and authorities stepped up security with armed patrols.
- In the broader context, almost half of United Kingdom homicides involve knives, the British government has tightened knife purchase rules but rejected airport-style screening at 3,500 railway stations.
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UK Police Charge Man with Attempted Murder over Train Stabbing That Wounded 11 People
LONDON (AP) — U.K. police on Monday charged a 32-year-old man with attempted murder over a mass stabbing attack on a train that wounded 11 people, and revealed that he may have stabbed two other people in the 24 hours before the attack.
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