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# Knife Attack

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2022
# Valerijs Leitons
12-year sentence for man who killed woman in knife attack after jury's rejection of 'insanity' plea
Justice Paul Burns described the incident as a “brutal attack” upon “a defenceless woman”.
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Jan 18th 2022, 3:20 PM
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# Japan
Man held after 10 passengers stabbed on Tokyo train
The attack is not believed to be connected to the Olympics.
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Aug 7th 2021, 7:23 AM
# Old Bailey
Man (26) pleads guilty to murdering three men in Reading park knife attack
James Furlong, aged 36, David Wails, aged 49, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, aged 39, all died in the attack on 20 June.
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Nov 11th 2020, 7:11 PM
# Terror Attack
'We will not give up our values': Macron vows defiance after knife attack in church kills three people
Emmanuel Macron said his country would stand firm against religious extremists.
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Oct 30th 2020, 7:59 AM
# France
Man who killed three in Nice terror attack identified as Tunisian who entered France from Italy
The prosecutor said the attacker, who was born in 1999, was not the radar of intelligence agencies as a potential threat.
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Oct 29th 2020, 9:16 PM
# Paris
Two people seriously injured in Paris knife attack outside former Charlie Hebdo office
The suspect was detained after the attack close to the Place de la Bastille square, not far from the scene.
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Sep 25th 2020, 1:27 PM
# Notre Dame
Four officers killed in knife attack at Paris police headquarters
The attacker was shot dead during the attack.
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Oct 3rd 2019, 1:15 PM
# Knife Attack
UK police arrest 12-year boy over 'homophobic' attack in Liverpool
Merseyside Police said the boy was held on suspicion of homophobic aggravated assault.
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Jun 26th 2019, 7:05 PM
# in the past
'I am glad it is over' - Wimbledon star Kvitova puts knife attack behind her as attacker sentenced
The Czech ace was attacked at her home in 2016.
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Mar 27th 2019, 8:04 AM
# michael chiolo
'Radicalised' inmate shot and detained after slashing guards in French prison attack
The raid also left prisoner Michael Chiolo’s visiting partner fatally wounded.
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Mar 6th 2019, 7:49 AM
# Ballymun
Teenager suffers knife wounds to face during altercation in Dublin
The incident happened at around 6.30pm on Friday evening at Balcurris Gardens in Ballymun.
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Nov 5th 2018, 7:48 AM
# Sichuan
Knife-wielding woman attacks and injures 14 children in Chinese kindergarten
The 39-year-old assailant used a kitchen knife to slash students while they were returning to the classroom.
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Oct 26th 2018, 8:15 AM
# two arrests
Man and woman injured in suspected knife attack in Dundalk
The woman was assaulted when she came to the man’s assistance.
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Sep 23rd 2018, 2:22 PM
# Barnsley
Woman held after UK knife attack sparks terror fears
Britain is on high alert after a string of deadly terror attacks, many involving knives.
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Sep 8th 2018, 3:43 PM
# Shaanxi province
Seven dead and 12 wounded as knife wielding man attacks Chinese school
The suspect confessed that he had been “bullied” when he attended the school as a child.
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Apr 27th 2018, 4:20 PM
# Austria
At least three people injured in a knife attack on the streets of Vienna
A motive for the attack wasn’t immediately known.
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Mar 7th 2018, 9:55 PM
# dublin 1
Hutch family member attacked with a knife by relative last night
The man has been attacked at least five times in the last 12 months.
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Jan 4th 2018, 7:34 AM
# facial injuries
Ennis teen needed 100 stitches after being attacked with blades and carpet knife
The teen’s pregnant sister was also attacked by the two men.
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Nov 2nd 2017, 6:23 PM
# Chelsea
Appeal for witnesses after London couple with baby robbed at knifepoint
The couple were approached by two men on a moped last Saturday afternoon.
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Sep 5th 2017, 10:34 PM
# vesel jahiri
'I’m now left with despicable and torturous imaginings of what her short adult life had entailed'
Vesel Jahiri was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing Anna Finnegan
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May 8th 2017, 3:00 PM
# Xinjiang province
Eight killed in knife attack on Chinese crowd
Beijing regularly accuses what it calls exiled Uighur separatist groups such as the East Turkestan Islamic Movement of orchestrating attacks in the region.
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Feb 15th 2017, 7:59 AM
# russell square
19-year-old pleads guilty to stabbing US tourist to death in London
Zakaria Bulhan pleaded guilty to manslaughter with diminished responsibility.
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Feb 6th 2017, 12:33 PM
# London
Man charged with the murder of an American tourist killed in knife attack
Zakaria Bulhan, 19, was charged with the murder of 64-year-old Darlene Horton plus five counts of attempted murder.
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Aug 5th 2016, 10:38 PM
# Camden
Woman killed in London knife attack was US citizen
The Met Police have said the suspect is a Norwegian national of Somali descent.
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Aug 4th 2016, 12:15 PM
# Tokyo
At least 19 people killed and 20 wounded in attack at centre for disabled people
An ex-employee of the facility is said to be behind the attack.
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Jul 26th 2016, 6:40 AM
# Stabbing
One man dead and three injured in knife attack at German train station
The attack happened at about 4.50am local time.
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May 10th 2016, 1:55 PM
# Sydney
British woman stabbed while fighting off sex attacker flatmate
The 23-year-old backpacker allegedly managed to escape from her attacker and stab him.
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Mar 9th 2016, 4:49 PM
# red sea
'I thought I would bleed to death': Tourist recalls Egyptian hotel attack
Police shot dead one of the assailants and badly wounded the other.
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Jan 9th 2016, 4:20 PM
# belgard square
Man rushed to hospital after being stabbed in Tallaght
The man was found at around 6pm this evening.
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Sep 24th 2015, 9:06 PM
# Sweden
Ikea suspect 'stabbed himself in the stomach' after knife attack
The injured man is reported to have been handed a deportation order shortly before the attack.
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Aug 12th 2015, 9:45 PM
# Knife Attack
18-year-old arrested after three men from same family injured in knife attack
Two of the men were chased from a house and assaulted at a local petrol station.
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Jun 11th 2015, 1:06 PM
# London
Man jailed for 28 years after stabbing love rival to death in 'ferocious attack'
The victim was stabbed 20 times.
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May 1st 2015, 7:52 PM
# Belfast
Thief chases man up and down street with a knife after burglary
He also stole an iPhone and cash from another occupant of the house.
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Feb 13th 2015, 5:30 PM
# Israel
Palestinian stabs 12 Israelis on rush-hour bus
The police shot the attacker in the leg.
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Jan 21st 2015, 6:18 PM
# Northern Ireland
Ambulance comes under attack while crew treats assault victim
Once it was safe to leave the vechicle, the crew discovered that someone had been stabbed close to the scene.
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Nov 19th 2014, 12:29 PM
Man set to appear in court over carjacking at knife point
The incident occurred yesterday in Palmerstown.
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Sep 21st 2014, 4:22 PM
# Glasheen
Man (38) stable after stabbing in Cork city
The incident took place in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Sep 15th 2014, 8:33 AM
# Knife Attack
Woman turns up at Mayo school and threatens principal with a knife
She was arrested in Ballina this morning.
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Aug 29th 2014, 10:45 PM
# PSNI
Two attacked by masked men armed with machete and rifle in East Belfast
One of the men attacked was struck by the suspected firearm during the incident.
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May 8th 2014, 9:49 AM
# Northern Ireland
Man killed and woman injured after knife attack in Ballymena
A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the attack. In a separate incident a man was shot in Coleraine in Northern Ireland last night.
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Jan 15th 2013, 8:09 AM
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