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| Man stabbed on London Overground train at Hackney Central | Man stabbed on London Overground train at Hackney Central |
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| A man has been stabbed on a busy London Overground train just before it pulled into an east London station. | A man has been stabbed on a busy London Overground train just before it pulled into an east London station. |
| The victim was attacked as the train travelled to Hackney Central station shortly before 18:00 BST. | The victim was attacked as the train travelled to Hackney Central station shortly before 18:00 BST. |
| Hazel Orton, who was on the train, told the BBC she saw a man on the floor "breathing heavily and... holding his chest where there was a dark patch". | Hazel Orton, who was on the train, told the BBC she saw a man on the floor "breathing heavily and... holding his chest where there was a dark patch". |
| British Transport Police (BTP) said the victim's injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. | British Transport Police (BTP) said the victim's injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. |
| One man has been arrested. | One man has been arrested. |
| Ms Orton said a "wave of people came running past me, there was shouting and commotion and then an emergency alarm went off". | Ms Orton said a "wave of people came running past me, there was shouting and commotion and then an emergency alarm went off". |
| "I looked to my right and there was a guy on the floor," she said. | "I looked to my right and there was a guy on the floor," she said. |
| Commuter Nick Renaud-Komiya said: "I saw a guy with a knife in his hand walking towards me, he was shouting a lot but I couldn't get any of what he was saying. | Commuter Nick Renaud-Komiya said: "I saw a guy with a knife in his hand walking towards me, he was shouting a lot but I couldn't get any of what he was saying. |
| "The police arrived really quickly and they grabbed him and had him hold up against the police car." | "The police arrived really quickly and they grabbed him and had him hold up against the police car." |
| The train was evacuated at the station and services resumed at about 20:00 on the route. | |