Police say items have been thrown towards a local mosque, hours after a vigil for those killed and injured in Monday's stabbing.
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Here's what we know so far
It's a fast-moving situation and we are waiting for further details to be confirmed. Here's what we know so far:
Multiple victims were stabbed on Hart Street, Southport, at around 11:50 BST
A man has has been arrested and there is no wider threat to the public, police say
The North West Ambulance Service says paramedics treated at least eight victims with stab injuries
A major incident has been declared at Alder Hey Children's Hospital – although details about the victims have not been confirmed
Some of those stabbed were also transported to Aintree University Hospital and Southport and Formby Hospital
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He says the incident happened at the Hope of Hart children's club, which is down a back street in a former warehouse building.
He says the victims were children, and describes one girl on a stretcher covered in blood.
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UPDATE:
- At least eight people have suffered stab injuries at a children's dance and yoga workshop in Southport
- A 17-year-old male from the nearby village of Banks has been arrested
- Police say the incident is not being treated as terror-related, and they are not looking for anyone else
- The injured were taken to three hospitals, including the Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool
- The children's hospital declared a major incident, saying parents should only bring patients if it is urgent
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Sickening.
Let me tell you, I'm as anti-death penalty as you can get, but if this turns out to be a terror attack on children, I will personally join any motion for the death penalty for such disgusting attacks.
And if it's somehow domestic, same will apply.
This cunt must go.
