1 killed, 7 hurt in late-night stabbings in UK's Birmingham

[oldsoftie]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by JudyM (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: ABC News

LONDON -- A man was killed and seven people injured in late-night stabbings in a busy nightlife area of the central England city of Birmingham, police said Sunday.

Police said they were searching for a lone male suspect in what appeared to be random attacks.
Chief Superintendent Steve Graham of West Midlands Police said detectives were still investigating the motive but “there is absolutely no suggestion at all that this is terror-related.”

West Midlands Police said officers were called to reports of a stabbing shortly after midnight on Sunday. That was soon followed by reports of other stabbings across the city center over two hours.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/multiple-people-injured-series-stabbings-england-72846051

[left-of-center2012]

1. Unclear why this is in LBN ("Important news of national interest only")

“A man was killed and seven people injured in Birmingham, England” ?

“Important news of national interest only”
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=about&forum=1014

[Demonaut]

2. England is a nation

[left-of-center2012]

3. There is a section on DU for Great Britain

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1088

[JudyM]

4. Locking

After review by forum hosts, the news does not meet the SOP for LBN:

Post the latest news from reputable mainstream news websites and blogs. Important news of national interest only. No analysis or opinion pieces. No duplicates. News stories must have been published within the last 12 hours. Use the published title of the story as the title of the discussion thread.

Feel free to repost in GD, though.