New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- A train employee critically injured while protecting passengers during a mass stabbing on a London-bound train is being hailed as a hero, as police charged a 32-year-old man with multiple counts of attempted murder over the weekend attack that left 11 people wounded.

Government ministers and police have praised the bravery of the train employee, who intervened as the attacker began stabbing passengers on Saturday evening.

"He went in to do his job and he left work a hero. And there are people who are alive today because of his actions and his bravery," said Transport Minister Heidi Alexander.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood told Parliament, "On Saturday he went to work to do his job. Today he is a hero and forever w...