Six horrific stabbings at St Paul’s Carnival leave organisers pointing the finger

“Outsiders” are being blamed for the bloodbath that was the St Paul’s Carnival.

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Six people were violently stabbed at this year’s St Paul’s Carnival, with event organisers blaming non-Bristolians for being behind the violent scenes.

Carnival Treasurer John Farquharson said: “A tiny minority of people – many of them from outside the city – come looking for trouble and confrontation.”

However, these claims appear to be exaggerated as police are only known to have arrested one non-Bristolian.

Violence erupted in areas of the crowd after 8pm

Police made just three arrests in connection with the six stabbings, including a 21-year-old man from Bristol and a 24-year-old man from Birmingham.

These two suspects were released on bail while charges were soon dropped against the third person arrested.

The day-long Afro-Caribbean street party was described as a “bedlam” by paramedics, who were “ferrying people to hospital” after the violence erupted at around 8pm.

Two men were in stable conditions but still receiving treatment by Monday evening, two days after the bloodbath.  The Bristol Post reports that one victim was a 22-year-old man from London who was described as “seriously wounded.”

Little is known of the other four victims, although it is believed they sustained less serious injuries and were soon discharged from hospital.

Over 100,000 revelers descended on Bristol from all over the UK for Saturday’s carnival, which has developed a notorious reputation in recent years. 2012’s carnival was cancelled due to safety concerns, while a man was shot dead at a pub in the early hours of the morning after the carnival in 2011.