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A knifeman chased and threatened terrified bystanders after stabbing a passenger on a train, witnesses said.
Police swarmed on Forest Hill station after the "horrific" attack at about lunchtime.
Passengers fled the station screaming with terror after the armed man reportedly shouted threats at people on the scene in south London.
Witnesses said there was a huge presence of emergency services at the station as they warned people to avoid the area as the attacker was "ranting on the streets".
Juliette Cooper, 39, was jogging near the station when she heard screams.
She said: “I spoke to my daughter’s friend who was on the train and she said a man with a knife was going around and stabbing people
“She said everyone literally ran off the train at Forest Hill where he got off as well.
“He had a wild look in his eye."
Another woman said said dozens of passengers fled the station as she arrived at Forest Hill at around 1.30pm.
She told the Standard: “Around 30 people were running out of the station screaming. There was a guy there pacing around and shouting ‘I’ll take everyone on’.
“I asked people what had happened and they said he had stabbed someone with a knife. I called the police."
A British Transport Police spokeswoman confirmed officers were called at 1.18pm to reports of a serious assault and that a man had been arrested.
A statement read: "One person has been arrested on suspicion of GBH following the incident and is currently in police custody.
"One man was treated by ambulance staff at the scene and is currently en route to hospital."
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