Eight people injured in knife attack in UK

29 Jul 2024

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Eight people injured in knife attack in UK

London, July 29 (IANS) Eight people were stabbed in a knife attack in Southport, Merseyside in northwest England on Monday, according to local police and emergency services."At around 11:50 am (1050 GMT), we were called to a property on Hart Street to reports of a stabbing," Merseyside Police said in a statement.Armed police have detained a male and seized a knife, it added.North West Ambulance Service said on social platform X that eight patients have been treated for stab injuries.Local police have declared the stabbing a "major incident" and the relevant investigation is underway, Xinhua news agency reported. --IANS/as

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Eight people injured in knife attack in UK

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