Two minors have been killed and nine others injured, six of them critically, in a stabbing in the northern English city of Southport. Two adults are also seriously injured.
The attacker, who has already been arrested, is 17 years old. He attacked the victims with a knife for reasons that are still unknown..
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A resident of the coastal town, located about twenty kilometers from Liverpool, reported the events that took place around noon to the police.
Firstly It doesn’t appear to be a terrorist attack.Although the facts are under investigation.
Southport Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said the man arrested was originally from Cardiff, Wales, and was being investigated as a suspect in murder and manslaughter.
In addition, he explained that the injured adults “bravely tried to protect the children who were being attacked.”
After learning of the death toll, the British Prime Minister, Labour Party, said: Keir Starmer described the attack as “truly horrific”. He reiterated his condolences to the victims, their families and friends, and thanked the emergency services for their professionalism:
The United Kingdom has recently recorded Increase in knife violenceoften starring young people.
In reality, These actions increased by 7% last year.Compared to the previous one, it has almost doubled in ten years.
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