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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Updates on Samir Zitouni, the LNER Worker Who Saved Lives During the Huntingdon Train Attack

Samir Zitouni has been hailed as a hero by the Home Secretary, police, and LNER, with tributes pouring in across Britain. (Credit: LNER/LNER)

Britons are rallying around Samir Zitouni, a 48-year-old London North Eastern Railway (LNER) staff member whose actions during the Huntingdon train attack in November 2025 have been praised as heroic.

Zitouni stepped in when a man armed with a knife began attacking passengers on a train travelling from Doncaster to London King's Cross. Police said he helped save several lives before being seriously injured.

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