Taylor Swift is speaking out following the mass stabbing at a children's Swift-themed dance class in the U.K. on Monday. Three children have died and five others have been left in critical condition following an attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga workshop in Southport, England. A 17-year-old has been arrested by Merseyside police following what cops described as a "ferocious" attack.
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00:00Taylor Swift is speaking out following the tragic mass stabbing
00:03at a children's Swift-themed dance class in the UK on Monday.
00:07Three children have died and five others have been left in critical condition
00:11following the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga workshop in Southport, England.
00:16A 17-year-old has been arrested by police following what cops describe as a ferocious attack.
00:22Pressure on Swift to comment on the stabbings was mounting since the tragic incident occurred.
00:27The pop superstar released a statement on social media which read,
00:30The horror of yesterday's attack in Southport is washing over me continuously and I'm just
00:36completely in shock. The loss of life and innocence and the horrendous trauma inflicted
00:40on everyone who was there, the families and first responders. She continued,
00:45These were just little kids at a dance class. I am at a complete loss for how to ever convey
00:50my sympathies to these families. The group of children was made up of 6 to 11-year-olds.
00:55Witnesses have described to local media a disturbing sight on the residential street.
00:59A Swifties for Southport campaign has currently hit 100,000 euros which began fundraising for
01:05the hospital charity where the injured children were taken as well as funds for the families
01:09affected. Swift is currently in Europe on her smash hit heiress tour and will return to London
01:14in August for five more nights. For more updates to the story head to THR.com and for the latest
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