Birmingham: one dead and two seriously injured after a knife attack

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yeshe serious incident in the British city of Birmingham killed at least one person. West Midlands police said on Sunday seven people were stabbed, two of them seriously.

According to Mayor Andy Street, there were other incidents near the crime scene that are believed to be related. But the motive is not yet clear, he told the BBC.

According to eyewitnesses, it could have been a confrontation between two groups of young people. Cara Curran told the BBC on Sunday that she had heard “racial slurs”. There was a “multicultural night” in the clubs near the crime scene. “I’ve been working in the club scene for two years and I’ve seen a lot of fights, but I’ve never seen anything like it last night,” the woman said after her shift in the neighborhood.

Chancellor Dominic Raab called on the people of Birmingham to be “very vigilant.” He was unable to say more about the case, Raab said in an interview with the Sky News channel.

You still don’t know what happened, police said. The number of those affected, the severity of their injuries and the history of the crime were not initially clear. Police said they did not shoot anyone. Officials did not comment on rumors of a possible arrest.

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Knife stabs are a big problem in the UK. In recent years there have also been terrorist attacks in the country, in which, among other things, sharp weapons were used.

The incident is said to have occurred around 1.30am CEST that night. After that, the police received several calls. The people of Birmingham have been encouraged to avoid the area.

Five people have also been stabbed in London. One person may have suffered fatal injuries, police said Sunday. The incident took place late on Saturday night in the southeast of the British capital.

Five people were arrested, according to Scotland Yard. The background to the incident in London was initially unclear.