The British police declared the knife attack in Reading as a terrorist act
Xinhua News Agency, London, June 21 (Reporter Yang Xiaojing Zhang Dailei) The British police issued a statement on the 21st that the knife attack in the town of Reading in southern England was a terrorist act on the evening of the 20th.
The statement said that a 25-year-old man was arrested on the evening of the 20th on suspicion of murder and is still being detained by the police. The police's preliminary investigation did not ascertain the motive of the man. The counter-terrorism police will take over the relevant investigation.
Police chief John Campbell said the police will continue to deploy a cordon around the scene of the incident to further investigate the incident.
British Prime Minister Johnson expressed concern about this vicious incident on Twitter on the evening of the 20th.
On the night of the 20th, a knife attack occurred in a park in Reading City. Many people were attacked by a man with a knife. Three people were killed and three seriously injured.