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Evening Standard
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Sam Russell

Train crew member who protected passengers has always been a hero – family

A train crew member seriously injured while trying to protect passengers during a mass stabbing has always been a hero, his family said.

Samir Zitouni, known as Sam, was working onboard the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train from Doncaster to London when the attack happened in Cambridgeshire on Saturday.

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