LONDON — A stabbing Monday at a children’s dance class in northwest England killed two children and wounded 11 other people, police said, and officers arrested a 17-year-old boy and seized a knife after the bloody rampage.
Nine children and two adults were wounded in the attack in Southport, a seaside town near Liverpool, Merseyside Police said. Six children and both adults were in critical condition.
Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said the wounded adults had “bravely” tried to protect the children during the “ferocious” attack.
“The offender, who was armed with a knife, walked into the premises and started to attack those inside,” Kennedy said. “We believe that the adults who were injured were trying to protect the children at the time they were attacked.”
A witness described seeing bloodied children running from the class that was held for children aged about 6 to 11 on the first day of summer …