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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Eleanor Barlow

What Axel Rudakubana was charged with and why motive matters

Professor Tim Atkins, Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy, and Dr Renu Bindra give an update - (Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

The teenager accused of murdering three girls at a Southport dance class has been charged with a terror offence – but the knife attack has not been declared a terrorist incident.

According to police, for the attack to be classed as terrorism, motivation would need to be established.

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