Britain declares deadly stabbing spree 'terrorism'


Police officers collect flowers left at the Abbey gateway of Forbury Gardens following a multiple stabbing attack which took place on Saturday, in Reading, England, Sunday June 21, 2020. Police say a stabbing rampage in Britain that killed three people as they sat in a park on a summer evening is being considered a terrorist attack. A 25-year-old man believed to be the lone attacker is in custody - AP Photo/Alastair Grant

LONDON (AFP): British police said Sunday (June 21) 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.

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