UK stabbing spree that killed three a terror act

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 Britain stabbing rampage, English city of Reading

The Thames Valley police said three people were also seriously injured and a 25-year-old resident of the historic town 60km west of London was detained.

By AFP

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Published: Sun 21 Jun 2020, 12:00 AM

Last updated: Mon 22 Jun 2020, 8:26 AM

British police said on Sunday they were treating a stabbing spree in which a lone assailant killed three people in a park filled with families and friends in the southern English city of Reading as a "terrorism incident".
The Thames Valley police said three people were also seriously injured and a 25-year-old resident of the historic town 60km west of London was detained.
Local and counter-terror police made no reference to reports that the man was a Libyan refugee called Khairi Saadallah who has been granted asylum in Britain.
Footage showed what appeared to be a large number of counter-terror police performing a controlled explosion at the suspect's presumed residence shortly after the Saturday evening attack. "This morning, I can formally confirm that this has been declared a terrorist incident," said counter-terror police chief Neil Basu.




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