Teen Pleads Guilty to Stabbing Rampage at Taylor Swift-Themed Dance Class

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Axel Rudakubana**, an 18-year-old British teenager, has pleaded guilty to charges including the murder of three young girls and the attempted murder of 10 others in a knife attack at a dance class in Southport, England.Rudakubana also pleaded guilty to producing the deadly poison ricin and possessing an al Qaeda manual.

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