Election candidate's team 'attacked' at rail station

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Image caption, A man in his 30s has been arrested in connection with the incident, British Transport Police said
  • Author, Emily Coady-Stemp & Stuart Tinworth
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A parliamentary candidate says he and his team were attacked at a Surrey train station.

Liberal Democrat Harry Boparai said a man had verbally abused one bystander before "attacking" his group.

British Transport Police confirmed officers were called to Staines railway station at around 08:00 BST on Monday to "reports of a man verbally and physically assaulting members of the public".

A man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill, common assault, criminal damage, and aggravated public order offences, a spokesperson said.

Mr Boparai told the 91热爆: "This isn't about me; this is about a good 50 or 60 people witnessing something horrific first thing in the morning."

He said he felt "really bad" for those on their way to school and to work who witnessed it, and for the "poor person" he alleged had been "verbally abused" by the man beforehand.

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