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2023 Nottingham attacks
The attacks took place in Nottingham city centre
LocationNottingham, England, United Kingdom
Date13 June 2023
04:00 (BST)
Attack type
Deaths3
Injured3
MotiveUnknown

On 13 June 2023, three people were killed and three others injured in three attacks in Nottingham, United Kingdom.[1][2] They were carried out during the early hours of the morning in the city in the East Midlands of England.[1][3]

Attacks

During the early hours of 13 June 2023, two people were found dead in the city centre of Nottingham, Central England.[1] Just after 4am, police were called to the scene of a van-ramming attack in which three people were injured.[1] A man was found dead at a third location in the city.[1] Later the same day, police arrested a 31-year-old man.[1] Both terrorism and mental health motives are being investigated.

Victims

Two of the three people who were killed in the attacks were students of the University of Nottingham.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Three people found dead in Nottingham
  2. ^ BBC News. "Nottingham: Counter-terror team on Nottingham case - but police keep 'open mind'". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  3. ^ Dodd, Vikram; Pidd, Helen (2023-06-13). "Man arrested after three people killed in Nottingham". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  4. ^ "It is with great sadness that we confirm the sudden and unexpected death of two of our students following a major incident in Nottingham city centre overnight". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  5. ^ "Two University of Nottingham students among three killed in city centre attack". 13 June 2023.