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Clashes erupt in Southport after three children killed

Police officers have been injured in the disorder after a group of men believed to belong to a far-right group in the aftermath of a deadly stabbing attack.

United Kingdom

UK: Police clash with violent crowd after attack that killed 3 girls

Far-right protesters threw bricks at police officers, set vehicles on fire and attacked a mosque in the northwestern town of Southport after the attack which took place following a Taylor Swift-themed event.

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WATCH: UK pays tribute to dance class stabbing victims

Home Secretary Yvetter Cooper on Tuesday laid flowers at a memorial for the victims of a dance class knife attack in Southport.

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Taylor Swift 'completely in shock' over Southport stabbings

Singer Taylor Swift says she is "completely in shock" after the death of three children attending a dance class inspired by her music in Southport, UK. Nine other people were wounded and six remain in critical condition.

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United Kingdom

Three children dead and 10 people injured in UK stabbing attack

The children were attending a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport near Liverpool at the time of the incident.

Germany

German police shoot dead man who stabbed three people at Euros party

The attacker killed one person in a housing estate before entering a private garden party in the eastern city of Magdeburg.

Europe News

Tensions rise in Mannheim after policeman's deadly stabbing

Left-wing supporters accused AfD youth protesters of exploiting the policeman's death at the hands of a migrant for political gain.

Germany

Police officer injured in Mannheim stabbing dies

The attack took place during a Pax Europa event, an organisation which describes itself as informing the public about the dangers posed by the “increasing spread and influence of political Islam.”

Australia

Knife attack in Sydney church treated as 'act of terrorism'

Authorities in Sydney have arrested a 16-year-old following a knife attack that injured a bishop and a priest during a church service, declaring the incident an act of terrorism with a suspected religious motive.

Australia

Multiple worshippers and bishop stabbed at mass in Sydney

A bishop and worshippers at a church in Australia were attacked during mass by a man wielding a knife.

World News

Baby who survived Sydney stabbing shows signs of recovery

Australian authorities said that the 9-month-old baby girl, one of the survivors stabbed in a Sydney shopping mall, has improved improved in her condition.

Australia

Sydney shopping centre attack: PM praises 'heroism' of responders

Nine people were stabbed by an attacker at the Westfield Shopping Centre on Saturday afternoon.

France

Three wounded in Paris knife attack at train station

A man has attacked three people at a major train station in Paris, police said, adding that they don't believe it was a terror attack.

Korea

South Korean opposition leader stabbed in the neck on public visit

Emergency officials said Lee Jae-myung was conscious after the attack and wasn't in critical condition.

France

Olympic security: opening ceremony on the Seine raises questions again

French authorities insist that they do not plan to move the event and security measures will be put in place following Saturdays fatal attack near the Eiffel Tower.

France

German tourist fatally stabbed in Paris in suspected terrorist attack

The fatal attack occurred in the 15th district of the French capital with the assailant using a knife to kill the German tourist, who has not been identified.

Ireland

Five people wounded, including three children, in Dublin knife attack

The attack occurred shortly before 14:00 local time at Parnell Square East in the centre of the city.

France

France mobilises 7,000 soldiers and goes on high terror alert

Saturday's mobilisation announcement came after President Macron held an emergency security cabinet meeting on Friday evening.

France

Suspect in French Alps stabbing charged with attempted murder

French judges on Saturday handed preliminary charges of attempted murder to a man suspected of stabbing four young children and two adults in a French Alps park, an attack that reverberated across France and beyond.

France

France knife attack leaves six people injured, including children

Police say the attacker was arrested, and his identity papers showed he's a Syrian national who holds refugee status in Sweden.