How Southport’s horror and grief was hijacked by the far right
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The Guardian
4.6 • 5.9K Ratings
🗓️ 1 August 2024
⏱️ 34 minutes
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| 0:09.0 | Today, how a tragedy at a Taylor Swift dance class was hijacked by the far right. Whether you know your kimchi from your kefir or it's your first time boiling an egg, |
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| 0:53.2 | On Monday morning, the heart space in Southport was buzzing with the sounds of |
| 1:03.6 | excited little girls learning the moves to their favorite Taylor Swift songs. |
| 1:07.4 | But just before noon, not long before their mums and dads were coming to pick them up, a man burst into their dance class armed with a knife. |
| 1:17.0 | Three girls were killed. |
| 1:19.0 | Eight other children were injured, along with a man and a woman who tried to protect them. |
| 1:24.0 | No one there will ever forget the horrors they saw. |
| 1:27.0 | I didn't actually see the guy do it, but virtually seen everything else, all the young girls lying on the floor. |
| 1:37.0 | It's like a nightmare. |
| 1:42.0 | On Tuesday night a vigil was held to bring Southport together. |
| 1:47.0 | To lay flowers, to light candles. |
| 1:50.0 | Josh Halliday, the Guardians North of England editor, was there. |
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