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A stabbing occurred at a secondary school in Wales, UK, injuring three people: two students and a teacher.

The incident occurred at a dance class for children aged 6 to 10, themed after pop singer Taylor Swift, during the school holidays in the UK.

At the dance class, two young girls were killed and nine others were injured due to the incident.

The Merseyside Police reported that armed response vehicles and ambulances were dispatched to the scene of the dance workshop in Southport.

The police stated, “Two children died and nine were injured, six of whom are in critical condition.”

Among the critically wounded are two adults who were stabbed while trying to protect the children.

Local media reported that the attack took place at the Hope of Heart Children’s Club, housed in a former warehouse building.

Soon afterward, a 17-year-old boy from Banks, Lancashire, was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.

Police announced the motive for the attack was unclear but there was “no evidence of terrorism links.”

Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited Southport to "pay my respects to the victims and families who are going through raw pain and grief that most of us can't imagine - that I can't imagine as a dad myself".

When asked about the government’s actions against knife crimes following the incident, the Prime Minister stated he was "absolutely determined that my government will get to grips with it".

Later, police reported that a 6-year-old and a 7-year-old girl died in the attack.

Another 9-year-old girl injured in the knife attack died on the 30th, bringing the total number of children who lost their lives to three.

Of the eight children and two adults hospitalized, five adults and five children are still in critical condition.

Additionally, according to the Guardian and other daily newspapers, the Welsh Defford and Powes Police announced that three people, including two teachers and a teenaged student, were stabbed at the Dyffryn Aman School in Carmarthenshire on the 24th.

The injured were taken to the hospital and are not in life-threatening condition.

Superintendent Ross Evans of Dyfed-Powys Police stated that the 13-year-old female suspect has been charged with three counts of attempted murder.

The school, which teaches 1,450 students aged 11 to 18, was sealed off by police immediately after the incident.

Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed his condolences on X (formerly Twitter), calling it "shocking news" and thanking the police and emergency workers.

The recent spate of knife attacks in Britain has prompted calls for increased crackdowns on bladed weapons, the most common weapon used in UK murders.

The worst attack on children in Britain occurred in 1996 when a man shot and killed 16 kindergarten students and a teacher in Dunblane, Scotland.

The British government subsequently banned the private ownership of almost all handguns.

Unfortunately, 40% of recent murders have been committed with knives.

In conclusion, in order to prevent such tragic incidents, the UK government must come up with preemptive and protective measures to combat the ongoing surge in knife crimes across the country.