LONDON, July 29 (Xinhua) — Eight people were stabbed in a knife attack in Southport, Merseyside in northwest England on Monday, according to local police and emergency services.
“At around 11:50 a.m. (1050 GMT), we were called to a property on Hart Street to reports of a stabbing,” Merseyside Police said in a statement.
Armed police have detained a male and seized a knife, it added.
North West Ambulance Service said on social flatform X that eight patients have been treated for stab injuries.
Local police have declared the stabbing a “major incident” and the relevant investigation is underway.