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18 Hurt After Knife Attack at German Train Station

Suspect is in custody after ambush during Friday evening rush hour

(Newser) - Eighteen people were injured in a knife attack at the main railway station in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday evening, according to police. The suspect, a 39-year-old German woman, was arrested at the scene and remains in custody, per the BBC . The attack occurred during rush hour, around 6pm local...

Teen Gets More Than 50 Years in UK Mass Stabbing
Teen Sentenced in
UK Mass Stabbing
Jan 23, 2025 1:25 PM CST

Teen Sentenced in UK Mass Stabbing

Axel Rudakubana, who killed 3 young girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class, gets more than 50 years

(Newser) - A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England was sentenced Thursday to more than 50 years in prison for what a judge called "the most extreme, shocking, and exceptionally serious crime." Judge Julian Goose said 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana "...

Far-Right Riots Near Scene of Mass Stabbing

Police said crowd targeted mosque because of false online rumors

(Newser) - Far-right protesters fueled by anger and false online rumors hurled bottles and stones at police, wounding more than 20 officers Tuesday outside a northwest England mosque near where three girls were fatally stabbed a day earlier. Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the "thuggery" and said the crowd had hijacked...

3rd Child Is Dead in Dance Class Stabbing

It was a Taylor Swift-themed class, and the singer says she is 'at a complete loss'

(Newser) - A 9-year-old girl has died, bringing the death toll to three in Monday's "ferocious attack" on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in northwest England. Five other children and two adults who reportedly tried to protect them remain in critical condition. Eleven children were stabbed in the attack, which...

Children Among 8 Injured in UK Mass Stabbing
2 Children Killed, 9 Hurt
in UK Mass Stabbing
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Jul 29, 2024 3:00 PM CDT

2 Children Killed, 9 Hurt in UK Mass Stabbing

Police say teen attacker targeted Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop

(Newser) - Two children were killed and nine others injured in what police described as a "ferocious attack" in northwest England on Monday. Six of the injured children are in critical condition after the attack in Southport, north of Liverpool, the Telegraph reports. Two adults who tried to protect the children...

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