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Added on the 23/11/2023 22:48:35 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A car and bus are set alight in Dublin after protesters fought police following a suspected stabbing that injured three children that social media rumours attributed to a foreign national. A five-year-old girl sustained serious injuries and four other people, including two children, were taken to hospital after the incident at a city centre primary school, which occurred shortly after 1:30 pm (1330 GMT). Hundreds of people took to the streets after rumours circulated of the attacker's nationality, some fighting with police and attacking vehicles.
Images show clashes at the scene in Dublin after a suspected stabbing outside a school, which left five people in hospital, including three children. Police declared a major incident and threw up a cordon around Parnell Square in the heart of the Irish capital but said they do not suspect a terror motive. IMAGES
The coffin and mourners arrive for the funeral of seven year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe, killed in a mass stabbing in Southport, UK, on July 29. Elsie was among three young girls who died in the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, which also left ten people injured, eight of them children, and sparked nationwide anti-immigration riots. IMAGES
Mourners arrive at the funeral service of 9-year-old stabbing victim Alice DaSilva Aguiar in Southport. 17-year-old suspect Axel Rudakubana has been charged with three counts of murder and 10 attempted murders over the stabbing rampage that also left five children and two adults critically injured and has shocked Britain. IMAGES
Police in riot gear stand in line with smoke and flames visible in the street behind them in Southport, the town in the northwest of England where clashes have broken out the day after a knife attack which caused the deaths of three children. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.