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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

Huntingdon stabbing attack: Why increasing security on trains is virtually impossible

“Passengers will see a high-visibility presence of officers at stations and on trains throughout today who are there to reassure the public.”

So said the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, the day after a marauder armed with a knife attacked passengers and crew on an LNER train from Yorkshire to London.

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