About this episode
On Saturday evening, passengers on a train from Doncaster to London King’s Cross suddenly found themselves in the path of a man wielding a large kitchen knife. In the terrifying minutes that followed, there were scenes of horror and acts of bravery. So what happened, could the attack have been prevented, and can passenger safety be improved?
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Guests:
- Izzy Lyons, reporter, The Sunday Times,
- Theo Usherwood, political reporter, Times Radio
Host: Manveen Rana
Producers: Micaela Arneson, Shabnam Grewal.
Read more: What happened on the train in Huntingdon? How stabbing attack unfolded
Clips: BBC News, BBC Breakfast, Channel 4 News, Parliament TV, Sky News, RTE News, Times Radio.
Photo: Getty Images.
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