Two children were killed and 11 people were injured in a knife attack in Southport, UK.
According to British media, among the injured, 8 people including 6 children are in critical condition. Taking timely action, the police arrested the 17-year-old boy involved in the knife attack and also recovered the knife used in the attack.
Police said the motive for the attack was “unclear” but the incident was not being treated as a terrorist incident. One eyewitness said the scene was “terrifying” than anything he had “ever seen”.
On the incident, the King and the Prime Minister expressed their “heartfelt condolences” to the victims. In his message on the social networking website X, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer wrote that the incident is very scary and shocking, my sympathies are with the victims.
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He wrote that I am grateful to the police and emergency service personnel for taking timely action and reporting the incident.
It should be noted that knife attacks have increased in England and Wales, with 14,577 knife attacks reported in the 12 months to December 2023, according to British Home Office figures.
It should be noted that before winning the British general elections in July, the British Prime Minister promised that after coming to power, he would take measures on a priority basis to prevent the increasing number of knife attacks in the country.
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2024-08-05 13:28:58
