Taylor Swift in 'shock' over Southport attack as fans raise £100k

The singer says the attack at a workshop themed around her music left her "completely in shock".

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Children and adults were attacked at the event on Hart Street, Southport, on Monday.

Posting on Instagram, the star said she was "at a complete loss" for how to convey her sympathies.

Her fans have raised more than £100,000 for the families of the victims of a knife attack on Merseyside.

Swift, who played in nearby Liverpool as part of her European tour in June, said the "horror" of the attack, which had left three children dead, five critically injured and three more hurt, was "washing over her".

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