British police announced that the stabbing attack that killed 3 people in the city of Reading, west London, is a terrorist act.

The police arrested a 25-year-old in the "Forbury" park, after Saturday stabbing a number of hikers, which also resulted in the injury of 3 others seriously injured.

The head of the Counter-Terrorism Unit said that nothing indicates the involvement of other people in the terrorist act, indicating that the suspect's motives remain completely unclear.

He pointed out that the investigation is now being led by the anti-terrorist police, and that he is not linked to a pro-protest protest by the Black Lives Mater movement (the life of blacks is important) organized hours ago in the same park that witnessed the attack in Reading.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson chaired a meeting attended by Home Secretary Pretti Patel and police and security officials, during which he reviewed the progress of the investigation.

On the other hand, the Telegraph newspaper revealed that the suspect was named Khairi Saadallah, a Libyan refugee in the United Kingdom.

The police and government initially declared that the incident did not appear to be terrorist, and that the possibilities remain open with regard to the motive of the crime, adding that they are not looking for any other suspects.

The stabbing occurred in the afternoon hours, after anti-racist protesters gathered in the Forbury Gardens park, but it appeared that it was not a matter of protest.

A witness said that the attack began when a man suddenly rushed towards a group of about 8 to 10 friends, and began randomly stabbing them.

The protest organization Naima Hassan said in a video on social media, that none of the participants were injured in the attack. "When the attack occurred, we had left the place," she added.

The nature of the attack brought to mind other recent incidents in Britain that the authorities considered terrorist.

In February, police shot and killed a man who had previously been imprisoned for "promoting material that incites violence and Islamic militancy", after stabbing two people on a crowded street in south London.

In November, police also shot a man after two people were stabbed to death on the London Bridge, and it was found that he had also been imprisoned for terrorism charges.