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Two Killed, Nine Injured in UK Knife Attack

POSTED ON July 30, 2024 •   World      BY Benedicta Bassey •   VIEWS 150
UK Police officers/ Photo credit: CNN

Two children have been killed and nine more injured, and six in a critical condition, during a knife attack at a dance class in northern England on Monday, police revealed.

Following the development, UK police has arrested a 17-year-old male on suspicion of murder and attempted murder over the attack in Southport, near Liverpool in northwest England, which also left two adults with critical injuries, Merseyside Police said in a news conference.

AFP reported that police chief Serena Kennedy said counter-terror police had offered their support, but that the attack was not being treated as terror-related, and that the motivation was unclear.

All of those injured had been stabbed, she added.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the media that “the events today are just truly awful, the whole country is deeply shocked.

“Our thoughts and condolences are with the victims, families, friends and wider community. It is almost impossible to imagine the grief,” he added.

Police were called to a property that was hosting a Taylor Swift-themed dance class for young children shortly before midday (1100 GMT), said Kennedy.

Officers were “shocked to find that multiple people, many of whom were children, had been subjected to a ferocious attack,” she said.

The suspect walked in from the street and started to attack the children, while adults in the room tried to protect them, added Kennedy.

Armed officers detained the suspect and seized a knife, according to AFP’s report.

“As a mum and nana, I can’t begin to imagine the pain and suffering that the families of the victims are going through,” said Kennedy.

The North West Ambulance Service said it treated 11 casualties with stab injuries at the scene, who were then taken by ambulance and helicopter to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, and other hospitals in the local area.

The suspect is in custody and “enquiries are ongoing to establish the motive for this tragic incident,” police said.

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