One person died and others were injured in a stabbing in Birmingham, Great Britain.

British police announced that one person was killed and others injured during what it called a “major incident” as a result of stabbing operations early Sunday morning.

West Midlands Police said: “We can now confirm that we have launched a murder investigation after the events of last night.”

He added: “One man died and 7 others were also injured, two of them seriously.”

The police explained that “the victims of the stabbings were apparently randomly chosen” and that “the attacks were not targeted at a specific sect or linked to gangs.”

For its part, a Birmingham police spokesman confirmed that what happened in Birmingham was not a “terrorist act”, and that investigations were still ongoing and searches to arrest the perpetrator.

For his part, British Chancellor Dominic Raab commented on the incident that “there are no confirmations of any terrorist act”, and asked citizens to act with caution and caution.

Additionally, police said earlier the day after the accident: “We can confirm that at approximately 00:30 this morning, we were summoned following reports of a stabbing incident in central Birmingham … and several were reported other stabbing cases in Region shortly after. “

Our correspondent added that, based on the initial videos captured by the cameras broadcast on the streets of Birmingham, the police did not rule out that the motives for the stabbing were due to incidents of violence between members of the youth, without specifying the exact motives.

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street told the BBC: “Several stabbing attacks in central Birmingham resulted in injuries in the early hours of Sunday … and there were a number of successive incidents in the Hearst Street area of ​​the city. , apparently related to each other. Some are relevant, but the motive behind them is not yet understood. “

In turn, a witness told the “BBC” that he saw several people high-fiving their hands.

Source: Reuters

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