Local police announced that they had arrested a man, and specified that the terrorist lead is not being pursued at this stage.
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The death toll is rising. At least two children have died and eleven people have been injured in a knife attack in Southport, north of Liverpool (United Kingdom), British police have announced. Among the injured in this Knife attack at Taylor Swift-themed event leaves six children and two adults in critical condition “critical”Merseyside Police Chief Serena Kennedy told a news conference, adding that the terrorist lead was not being prioritized at this stage. Emergency services responded after being alerted “at 11:48”hurrying “13 ambulances” and doctors on site.
“A man was arrested and a knife seized”Merseyside Police said on social media site X. “There is no further threat to the public.” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “horrified and deeply shocked” by the attack at Southport. “My thoughts are with all those affected,” he added in a message posted on X.
According to the BBC, the attack took place near a dance and yoga workshop for children.
