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At Least 8 People Stabbed in English Seaside Town
They were injured in a knife attack in Southport, near the northern English city of Liverpool.
At least eight people were injured in a knife attack on Monday in a seaside town near the northern English city of Liverpool, according to statements from the local police and ambulance service.
The victims most likely included children, as some were taken to Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, according to a statement from the North West Ambulance Service, which responded to the attack.
The stabbings took place just before noon, according to the Merseyside Police, who oversee law enforcement in the region. The police said they had been called to a property on Hart Street after receiving reports of a stabbing.
“There are a number of reported casualties and more details will be confirmed when possible,” the police said in a statement. The police said they had detained a man and seized a knife, and they assured the public that there was “no wider threat.”
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, in a statement, said there was a “major incident” at the hospital as it dealt with the emergency response.
Yvette Cooper, Britain’s Home Secretary, said she was “deeply concerned” about the violence in Southport in a post on social media and said she had spoken with the local authorities to convey the government’s “full support.”
This is a developing story.
