Taylor Swift said she was "completely in shock" on Tuesday, July 30, after a knife attack at a dance class themed around the US pop star in Southport, northern England, left two children dead.
"The horror of yesterday's attack in Southport is washing over me continuously, and I'm just completely in shock," Swift wrote in an Instagram post about the incident, which also left six children critically injured. "I am at a complete loss for how to ever convey my sympathies to these families."
A 17-year-old male has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder over the attack in Southport, near Liverpool. Two children have been killed and 11 more injured in a knife attack at a dance class in northern England, police said.
Police chief Serena Kennedy said counter-terror police had offered their support, but that the attack was not being treated as terror-related, and that the motivation was unclear. All of those injured had been stabbed, she added.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the media that "the events today are just truly awful, the whole country is deeply shocked. "Our thoughts and condolences are with the victims, families, friends and wider community. It is almost impossible to imagine the grief," he added.