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Woman who stabbed 15 at Hamburg train station must remain in hospital

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France

Police in Paris wound knife-wielding man at Montparnasse train station

Authorities stressed that initial communications made no mention of terrorism being suspected as a motive.

United Kingdom

UK man charged with attempted murder after 11 hurt in train stabbing

British Transport Police said Anthony Williams is charged with 10 counts of attempted murder, one of actual bodily harm and one of possession of a bladed article over the attack on Saturday.

United Kingdom

Witness describes mass stabbing attack on London-bound train

Amira Ostalski describes the chaos as passengers fled a London-bound train during a stabbing attack. 11 people were injured, including an LNER staff member in critical condition. Police arrested a 32-year-old suspect and ruled out terrorism.

United Kingdom

UK police explains motive behind train stabbing attack

British Transport Police have ruled out terrorism as a motive behind Saturday evening's train stabbing incident which injured 11 people, nine of them critically. Investigations with the two arrested suspects are ongoing to discover the motives behind the attack.

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Germany

Newly elected mayor in Germany found at home with serious stab wounds

IStalzer told her son that she had been attacked by several men in the street and managed to drag herself home where she was found.

World News

Man convicted of murder in Germany festival attack gets life sentence

The state court in Düsseldorf convicted him of three counts of murder, 10 of attempted murder and membership of the so-called Islamic State, German news agency dpa reported.

France

Man with knives injures five in Marseille before being shot by police

A local prosecutor said an investigation was in its early stages and that the motive of the assailant was not yet known.

Europe News

UK ninja sword ban begins with bladed weapons surrendered in amnesty

From 1 August, it is now illegal to own, sell or import ninja swords in England and Wales, with possession in public carrying up to four years in prison.

Europe News

Teacher injured in stabbing at Dutch school, three suspects arrested

The 53-year-old was stabbed on Wednesday night as he tried to intervene in an argument between three men at a cultural centre in Alblasserdam, police said.

Europe News

Several people stabbed at shopping centre in southern Finland

The stabbing happened in Tampere, Finland's third-largest city, which is 180 kilometres northwest of the capital Helsinki.

Europe News

Macron says France will ban social media for under-15s if EU does not

Macron's pledge comes after a 14-year-old pupil fatally stabbed a staff member during a routine bag check at a school in eastern France.

Europe News

14-year-old kills staff member in French middle school knife attack

The incident occurred as police and staff carried out routine checks aimed at curbing rising school violence.

Culture news

Adolescence to be shown in French schools, says minister of education

The hit British series Adolescence will be used as a teaching tool in French schools, according to French Minister of Education Élisabeth Borne.

Germany

Suspect in stabbing attack at German festival admits killings at trial

The Solingen incident was one of several deadly attacks in the months leading up to Germany's national election in February that involved immigrant suspects, pushing migration to the forefront of the political agenda in that vote.

Germany

German police call for further measures after spate of knife attacks

Two of Germany's largest police trade unions call for enhanced video surveillance and more staff after a woman at Hamburg Central Station injured 18 people in another knife attack on Friday.

Europe News

Woman arrested after 18 people injured in knife attack in Hamburg

A 39-year-old German woman was arrested after a knife attack at the main railway station in the German city of Hamburg, which injured eighteen people, police have said.