LONDON: British police said on Monday they had arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a stabbing rampage in the early hours of Sunday morning in the city of Birmingham left one person dead and seven others injured.
The 27-year-old suspect was detained in Selly Oak area of the city at 4 a.m., West Midlands police said. Detectives said the stabbings which took place in four locations over two hours were linked but were not thought to be gang-related or connected to terrorism.
“We’ve arrested a man on suspicion of murder and seven counts of attempted murder in connection with the #BirminghamStabbings,” police said on Twitter.
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UK police arrest man over stabbings in Birmingham
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UK police arrest man over stabbings in Birmingham
- 27-year-old suspect detained in Selly Oak area of the city
Dutch police say probing Rotterdam synagogue fire
- Dutch police on Friday said they were investigating a fire that erupted in a synagogue in Rotterdam overnight, without resulting in any injuries
AMSTERDAM: Dutch police on Friday said they were investigating a fire that erupted in a synagogue in Rotterdam overnight, without resulting in any injuries.
“The fire burned for a short moment before going out on its own. No one was injured,” the police said on social media of the blaze that erupted at 3:40 am (0240 GMT) at a synagogue on A.B.N. Davidplein.
An unverified video showing an explosion near a building resembling the targeted synagogue circulated on social media on Friday, which police were using in their probe.
“There is no place in Rotterdam for antisemitism, intimidation, violence or hatred toward religious communities,” city mayor Carola Schouten told Dutch news agency ANP.
Scouten said the incident had caused “a great deal of anxiety among our Jewish fellow citizens.”
On Monday, an explosion shook a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liege before dawn, causing material damage but no injuries.
It was strongly condemned by Belgian politicians and European Union officials.
“The fire burned for a short moment before going out on its own. No one was injured,” the police said on social media of the blaze that erupted at 3:40 am (0240 GMT) at a synagogue on A.B.N. Davidplein.
An unverified video showing an explosion near a building resembling the targeted synagogue circulated on social media on Friday, which police were using in their probe.
“There is no place in Rotterdam for antisemitism, intimidation, violence or hatred toward religious communities,” city mayor Carola Schouten told Dutch news agency ANP.
Scouten said the incident had caused “a great deal of anxiety among our Jewish fellow citizens.”
On Monday, an explosion shook a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liege before dawn, causing material damage but no injuries.
It was strongly condemned by Belgian politicians and European Union officials.
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