Three people dead after UK park stabbings

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Three people dead after UK park stabbings
Three people have died and three more have already been seriously injured after stabbings in a park in Reading, police confirmed.

A 25-year-old man from Browsing has been arrested on suspicion of murder after being detained at the scene.

The attack occurred at Forbury Gardens at about 19:00 BST where several persons were stabbed.

Police aren't currently treating the incident seeing that terror-related, but counter terrorism officers were called.

Security options have told the BBC a man arrested at the scene is thought to be Libyan.

One eyewitness told the BBC how he found a man move between organizations of people in the park trying to stab them and the way the man ran towards him.

There have been reports a police officer had "rugby tackled" the suspect to the bottom, according to the Sunday Mirror.

Detective Chief Superintendent Ian Hunter, from Thames Valley Police, said they aren't looking for just about any other people in connection with the attack.

He added: "This is simply not becoming treated as a terrorism incident, however officers are keeping an open brain as to the motivation for the incident and are being supported by colleagues from Counter Terrorism Policing South East."

Thames Valley Law enforcement said the incident had not been connected to a youthful Black Lives Subject (BLM) protest found in the park.

In regards to a dozen armed police officers carrying shields were in the future seen entering a block of flats in Basingstoke Road in Reading at around 23:00 BST.

BBC News Home Affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani, who was simply beyond your block of flats, said he heard a loud bang at the scene.
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