At least two children have died and eleven others have been injured in a stabbing attack in Southport

At least two children were killed in a stabbing attack in Southport, England on Monday, July 29. Nine other children were injured, six in critical condition. A 17-year-old suspect has been arrested.

Several British media outlets reported that a knife attack occurred in Southport, England, a coastal town twenty kilometers north of Liverpool, this Monday July 29. Sky News And BBC.

Two children died in the “brutal attack” during a Taylor Swift-themed event, officials announced during a press conference earlier in the evening. Nine more children were injured: six of them are in critical condition. Both adults are in “critical condition.”

“We believe the adults who were injured made a brave attempt to protect the children who were being attacked,” Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested

A 17-year-old youth suspected of carrying out this attack has been arrested. He was born in Cardiff, Wales, from Banks, a village near Southport.

“He is still in police custody and will be questioned about the incident,” the statement said. “At this point, investigations are ongoing to establish a motive for this tragic incident.” The trail of terrorists has been ruled out as of now and no one else is being sought.

North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) As stated earlier “Treatment of eight patients with stab wounds”. Yet according to the same source, they were “taken to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Aintree University Hospital and Southport and Formby Hospital”.

“Around 11:50 a.m. (local time, editor’s note), we were called to a property on Hart Street with multiple victims reporting,” local police described in a press release.

“Horrible and deeply shocking news”

The North West Ambulance Service said it had sent “13 ambulances and specialist resources from (their) Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), an air ambulance and qualified medics to the scene.

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital said In a press release Their “emergency department” is “very busy right now” asking “parents” to take their children only “during emergencies”.

According to several British media, flight restrictions on drones and helicopters were imposed in Southport in the afternoon to allow emergency operations to proceed smoothly.

It asked people to “avoid the area” while noting that there was no “widespread threat to the public”.