Great Britain Authorities: Eight victims stabbed in Southport, UK

At least eight people have been injured in a suspected knife attack in the British coastal town of Southport. The police arrested one man.

The emergency services reported that eight people with stab wounds were treated at the scene and then taken to hospital. Children are presumably among the victims. Some of the injured were taken to a children's hospital, the statement said.

Merseyside Police had previously stated: "There appear to be multiple victims." It was initially unclear whether any lives had been lost. There was no further danger to the public. Armed police officers had confronted the man and confiscated a knife. "Please avoid the area while we deal with the incident," it said. Southport is a coastal town in northwest England between Liverpool and Blackpool.