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UK Police Reveal Suspects' Ethnicity After Train Stabbing

11/3/2025

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UK police will disclose suspects' ethnicity to counter far-right social-media speculation, says a former Metropolitan Police officer.
In Cambridgeshire, two men were arrested after a train stabbing; a 32-year-old black British national remains in custody, the other is released without charges.
Police say there is no evidence linking the incident to terrorism.
Rail staff member Andrew Johnson stopped the train during the attack and has been praised.

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Story summary

UK police will disclose suspects' ethnicity to counter far-right social-media speculation, says a former Metropolitan Police officer.
In Cambridgeshire, two men were arrested after a train stabbing; a 32-year-old black British national remains in custody, the other is released without charges.
Police say there is no evidence linking the incident to terrorism.
Rail staff member Andrew Johnson stopped the train during the attack and has been praised.