Three people killed in Nottingham attack, UK police say
Three people killed in Nottingham attack, UK police say
On Tuesday, three people, including two students, were killed in an attack in the city of Nottingham in central England. Nottinghamshire Police arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of murder. The police were first alerted to an incident on Ilkeston Road near the city center, where two 19-year-olds were found dead. The University of Nottingham later confirmed that two university students had been killed. The police were then called to another incident on Milton Street, where a van had attempted to hit three people, who were later hospitalized. A man in his fifties was also found dead on Magdala Road. The police believe that all three incidents are connected and have described it as a "city attack." Lynn Haggitt, an eyewitness, reported seeing a white van hitting two people during her morning commute.
Lynn Haggitt, an eyewitness, described seeing a woman go up on the kerb and a man being launched into the air. She said that the collision was very loud and that it had shaken her up. She added that she had never seen anything like it before.
Chief Constable Kate Meynell informed reporters on Thursday evening that the police believed the suspect stole the vehicle and drove it into members of the public. The police later stopped the van and detained the suspect on suspicion of murder using a taser. No further arrests have been made, and Meynell did not take any questions from reporters.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tweeted his condolences to the victims, and French President Emmanuel Macron also tweeted his sympathies. UK lawmaker Robert Jenrick expressed his gratitude to the police and all those who responded to the attack and said that the people of Nottinghamshire were in a sense of shock. Another UK lawmaker, Alex Norris, tweeted his sympathies to the victims and praised the work of the emergency responders.
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