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- After several knife attacks with one dead and a total of seven wounded in Birmingham, the police are looking for the alleged perpetrator.
- The man is said to have indiscriminately stabbed people in the British city center on Sunday night.
- Apparently, the acts were preceded by fights between young people.
- The police are investigating the murder and it is not a terrorist attack.
- He called on the population to be careful on Sunday.
West Midlands police said seven people were injured, two of them seriously. The seriously injured are a man and a woman. Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanked the rescuers via Twitter.
According to the investigations, the events took place between 1.30pm and 3.20am (CEST) during the night. “The events in the early hours of the morning are tragic, shocking and understandably terrifying,” said Steve Graham of the appropriate police department. He called eyewitnesses to come forward. Anyone who observes something suspicious should react wisely and report it to investigators.
Graham spoke of an “accidental attack for no clear reason.” According to him, there is no connection between the victims. He also ruled out racism as a motive for the crime.
Forensic scientists searched the crime scenes for clues Sunday.
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Graham’s colleague, David Jamieson, blamed the crown pandemic for a general increase in violence among young people. In view of the fear of the future and the pent-up feelings, this was “almost inevitable,” the police officer said. But he didn’t mean to say that was the reason for the knife fight in Birmingham.
Quarrel between the young
According to eyewitnesses, there were reportedly earlier violent clashes between young people. “I’ve been working in the club scene for two years and I’ve seen a lot of fights, but never anything like last night,” the woman said. According to her, two groups of young people are said to have assaulted each other.
Chancellor Dominic Raab asked the people of Birmingham to be “very vigilant.” Knife attacks have been a major problem in the UK for years.
