China News Agency, London, June 21 (Zhao Xingyiping) The British police issued a statement on the 21st that the knife attack in Redding on the evening of the 20th was a terrorist act. The incident caused 3 deaths and 3 injuries.
Neil Basu, deputy chief of the London Police Department, disclosed at a news conference on the 21st that the incident occurred at about 7 pm local time on the 20th in a park in Reading, a suburb of London. The suspect is a 25-year-old Libyan refugee named Khairi Saadallah who was arrested by the police at the scene of the murder. The motive for the crime is still unclear. "There is no indication that there are other people involved in this attack." After an overnight investigation, the police characterized the case as a "terrorist attack."
An on-site witness said that the suspect was “walking around alone, shouting some incomprehensible words from time to time” in Forbury Park, and then drawn a knife to stab a group of middle-aged men sitting and drinking beer, “ The attack looks completely random."
Police said the man had previously been sentenced to less than 12 months in prison in the UK for minor crimes, and he did not rule out having been induced by terrorism. "These incidents rarely occur in isolation. The behavior of any extremist is gradual, and their thinking will become more and more radical."
British Police Chief Ian Hunter (Ian Hunter) said, "There is no information that this case will pose a further threat to the public." But he also urged the public to remain vigilant and report to the police immediately if they find anything suspicious.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a meeting with British security officials, police and senior ministers on the incident today. Johnson said that he was "shocked and disgusted" by the terrorist attack and promised to learn from his experience and will "take no hesitation in the event of similar incidents in the future."
In November last year, the United Kingdom downgraded the terrorist threat level from the highest level to "significant" to the second level. Anti-terrorism experts pointed out that this does not mean that the possibility of terrorist attacks is greatly reduced. (Finish)