Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty on Monday to stabbing three girls to death in Southport last July. That’s what the BBC. He also admitted to possessing ricin, a type of poison, and to having a manual from the terrorist group Al-Qaeda. The severity of his sentence will be announced next Thursday.
The three children took part in a dance class in the town near Liverpool last summer. Just before they were picked up, the then 17-year-old perpetrator walked into the building with a knife and stabbed the three girls. Two of them died the same day, another the next day. Several other children and two adults were injured.
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Fake news
After the attack, far-right groups spread fake news about the suspect. He would have an Arabic name and be both a Muslim and an asylum seeker. In reality, Rudakubana was born in Wales and his roots are in predominantly Christian Rwanda. He is said to have had mental problems.
Shortly after the assassination attempt, hundreds of rioters stoned a mosque in Southport. The angry crowd also set fire to a police car and attacked officers. At least 53 officers were injured and 27 officers had to be taken to hospital.
The riots then spread to other parts of the United Kingdom. The rioters attacked mosques and asylum seeker centers. The British police spoke of the most large-scale riots in the country in thirteen years.
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