’UK park stabbings a terrorist attack,’ says counter-terrorism officers

The knife attack took place in Forbury Gardens in the centre of the city in Berkshire

'UK park stabbings a terrorist attack,' says counter-terrorism officers

A floral tribute is seen in Reading, following a stabbing incident the previous day, on Sunday. Pic/AFP

UK counter-terrorism officers on Sunday declared a stabbing rampage by a Libyan-origin man in a park in the town of Reading that left three people dead as a terrorist attack. According to a BBC report, he has been identified as Khairi Saadallah.

The local Thames Valley Police had initially launched a murder inquiry and said it was keeping an open mind on the motive behind the knife rampage in a busy park in the city centre on Saturday evening.

"CTPSE [Counter Terrorism Policing South East] will be taking over the investigation," a Thames Valley police statement said. A 25-year-old man, who was arrested on suspicion of murder, remains in police custody, the statement added.

The knife attack took place in Forbury Gardens in the centre of the city in Berkshire. The police also confirmed that the attack had no connection with an anti-racism protest that took place at the same park earlier on Saturday.

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