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2025-01-20 15:10:40 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3756ACCD68A655616B1E09B1E67744BC5BB3C0594EC0C33E90EFA42FFD705570
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The statement is not correct: Axel Rudakubana was born in England to a Rwandan Christian family and has no ties to Islam. His attack has not been classified as terrorist-related. https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-teenager-changes-pleas-guilty-over-murder-southport-girls-2025-01-20/ https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/british-teenager-goes-trial-over-girls-murders-uks-southport-2025-01-20/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/30/reality-check-southport-attack-not-declared-terrorist-incident https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/11/section/1
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