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Girl, 14, charged with attempted murder after Manchester school knife attack
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- A boy and a girl, both 14, and a 27-year-old male member of staff were stabbed at the Co-op Academy on Plant Hill Road in the Blackley area.
- Police said the 14-year-old suspect had also been charged with two counts of possessing a bladed article on school premises.
- Counter-terror officers are leading the investigation but it has not been declared as a terrorist incident at this time, Greater Manchester Police said.
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Chris Graham BBCTwo pupils and a teacher were hurt at the school on Plant Hill Road in the Blackley area A 14-year-old girl has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after a knife attack at a school in Manchester on Tuesday, counter-terror police have said.
A boy and a girl, both 14, and a 27-year-old male member of staff were stabbed at the Co-op Academy on Plant Hill Road in the Blackley area.
Police said the 14-year-old suspect had also been charged with two counts of possessing a bladed article on school premises. She will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on Friday.
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