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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin

Why is the Southport stabbing not being classed as a terror attack?

Axel Rudakubana, 18, did not respond to questions when he appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday - (Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire)

This week, a teenager accused of murdering three children in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday class in Southport has been charged with a terror offence and making a biological weapon.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, appeared via videolink at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday accused of producing a biological toxin called ricin and possession of information likely to be useful to a terrorist.

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