Police Clash With Unruly Crowd Near Site Of Stabbing Attack That Killed 3 Girls

LONDON (AP) — Police clashed with an unruly crowd outside a mosque Tuesday in northwest England near where three girls were stabbed to death in a dance class as a people, some in masks, hurled bottles and stones at police.

The violence erupted shortly after a peaceful vigil was attended by hundreds in the center of Southport to mourn the victims of the stabbings.

Officers in riot gear policed the area amid chants of “No surrender!” and “English till I die!” Firecrackers exploded, sirens wailed and helicopter hovered overhead amid the chaos.

Some officers appeared to have minor injuries.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

LONDON (AP) — Three young girls killed in a stabbing rampage at a dance and yoga class in northwestern England were identified Tuesday as police questioned the 17-year-old suspect arrested in the attack that wounded 10 others.

Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9, died early Tuesday from her injuries, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Bebe King, 6, died Monday, police said.

“Keep smiling and dancing like you love to do our princess,” Aguiar’s parents said in a statement released by police. “Like we said before to you, you’re always our princess and no one would change that.”

King’s family said no words could describe their devastation at the loss “of our little girl Bebe.”

Eight children and two adults remain hospitalized after the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed summer vacation activity for children aged about 6 to 11 in Southport. Both adults and five of the children are in critical condition.

Swift said on Instagram that she was “completely in shock” and still taking in “the horror” of the event.

“These were just little kids at a dance class,” she wrote. “I am at a complete loss for