On Tuesday, in Southport, a city north of Liverpool the day after a gruesome attack by a 17-year-old knifefighter, resulting in 3 girls already dead, and another 2 adults and 5 another girls are in critical condition, an agitated mob clashed with police. Over 20 law enforcement officers have suffered.
The mainstream media blames the riots of the city's "high-right" inhabitants "powered" by rumors of knife status. many people gathered close the mosque in Southport, where dance classes and children's yoga workshops were held, threw bricks at police officers, set fire to vehicles and attacked the mosque. Twenty-two cops were expected to get hurt.
On Monday, erstwhile the attack occurred, the children attended Taylor Swift dance classes. The killer went inside the school and started attacking children who tried to cover for 2 adults.
The suspect, a 17-year-old from Banks, a village on the outskirts of Southport, was arrested and charged with execution and attempted execution of many people.
"At this early stage, investigations are underway to establish the motive for this tragic incidental and we call on people not to speculate as long as the proceedings continue," the investigators asked in an authoritative statement. At the same time, they ruled out immediately that the attack was an act of terrorism.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer reprimanded the agitated mob on Tuesday that attacked the mosque and police. He condemned “banditism” and stated that the crowd had unnecessarily transformed “what had previously been a calm vigil” in which hundreds of people attended the centre of Southport to mourn the dead and 10 surviving victims of stabbing.
Police have already blamed the arson of a police van and respective another cars supporters of the English Defence League, “a very right-wing group”, citing “the identity of a teenage fishy arrested on suspicion of execution and attempted murder”.
– There are many speculations and hypotheses about the position of a 17-year-old man who is presently in police custody, and any usage it to origin force and disorder on our streets – assessed Deputy Chief of Merseyside Police Alex Goss.
Police officials argue that the name of the fishy circulating on social media is incorrect, and that the man was born in Britain, contrary to online claims that he was an asylum seeker.
Liverpool Region Mosque Network besides published a message condemning the "disgusting" crime. "The number of people effort to present this inhuman act as someway related to the Muslim community," we read on the group profile on platform X. “To tell you the truth, this is not the case and we cannot let those who want to divide us and spread hatred usage this attack as an chance to share our community”, added.
As a consequence of the actions of the agitated crowd, twenty-two officers were injured, 8 suffered major injuries, including fractures, cut wounds, and concussion.
In Parliament, the fresh Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, informing Members of the tragic event, said: – It is hard to realize or put into words the horror of what happened. What should be the joyful beginning of summertime has turned into an unspoken tragedy.
Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9 years old, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7 years old and Bebe King, 6 years old – these are now 3 victims of a deadly knife attack. 8 children and 2 adults stay in the hospital, with adults and 5 children to be critical.
Taylor Swift wrote on Instagram that she is “totally shocked” and inactive feels “horror” of the event. "They were just small children in dance classes," she wrote. "I am completely confused about how to convey my condolences to these families," she added.
The Prime Minister, who visited the crime scene and folded a wreath of pink and white flowers with a handwritten note to then rush out of the crime scene, was mocked by the outraged crowd.
Source: foxnews.com, euronews.com, aljazeera.com
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