Students beaten by train steamers

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The gang split into two groups to target the five men before cornering them for a vicious assault which police have described as "unbelievable".

One of the students, all aged between 18 and 20, was celebrating his birthday on the day of the attack as the group travelled into central London.

The young men were followed by a six-strong gang as they boarded a train at Forest Hill station, in south-east London.

When the train pulled away, heading for London Bridge, they approached one of the students, demanded to see his mobile phone and took it from him.

As the train pulled into Honor Oak station, a further group of up to six jumped on the train.

The all-male gang then launched an unprovoked assault on the students.

They were repeatedly punched in the head, with one student suffering a cut to the forehead. Three mobile phones were stolen in the robbery and the suspects left the train at Brockley railway station.

Today British Transport Police released these CCTV images of nine suspects wanted in connection with the assault.

The robbery took place at 8.30pm on 30 November on a South Eastern service.

Dc Dave Chenery said: "This was a completely unprovoked attack by a gang of young male youths on a group of young university students enjoying a night out. The scale of violence was unbelievable in as much as the threats made and the way they robbed the victims by force.

"They must be arrested as soon as possible. This sort of thing cannot happen on public transport."

Witnesses should call British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40.