Messerattacke in Forbury Gardens am 20. Juni 2020
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On 20 June 2020 at around 19:00 BST, a man with a knife attacked people in Forbury Gardens, Reading, United Kingdom. Three people died from their wounds and three were seriously injured. A 25-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder.
Incident
On 20 June 2020 at around 19:00 BST, officers from Thames Valley Police were called to Forbury Gardens, a public park in the centre of Reading, Berkshire, England, 40 miles (64 kilometers) west of London.[1] Police responded to reports of a stabbing with multiple casualties.[2] A witness said the stabbing was "completely random", describing a lone person who shouted "unintelligible words" and attacked two different groups of people with a weapon.[3][4]
Suspect
A suspect with a knife was chased, tackled, and pinned to the ground by police officers.[5][6] The 25-year-old man was arrested, on suspicion of murder.[7][8][9] Both the BBC and The Independent reported that security sources had said that the man arrested was believed to be Libyan, although no official confirmation of this has been issued by the police service.[7][6]
Thames Valley Police detective chief superintendent Ian Hunter said "Officers are keeping an open mind as to the motivation for the incident and are being supported by colleagues from Counter Terrorism Policing South East."[10]
Casualties
Three fatalities and three seriously injured have been confirmed.[11] Two air ambulances were deployed to the scene,[12] and South Central Ambulance Service confirmed on Twitter that they had deployed their Hazardous Area Response Team.[13] A number of people were hospitalised.[8] A spokesperson for the Royal Berkshire Hospital confirmed that two victims of the attack were being treated in their emergency department.[14]
Reactions
Home Secretary Priti Patel and Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer both expressed their concern over the incident.[3][15] Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed his condolences and thanked emergency services for responding to the scene,[3] as did the leader of Reading Borough Council,[16] who had earlier described the situation as a "major incident".[17]
Reading Borough Council issued a statement the day after, on 21 June, saying "The Council’s thoughts and prayers are with the families of the three people who lost their lives, and for those who remain seriously injured", and announcing that the Council's flag would fly at half mast for the day.[18]
According to the Police officials this incident is not a terrorist attack but the Counter Terrorism Department officials were called for the investigation.[19]
References
- ↑ Three killed in stabbing at UK park; police say motive unclear In: Malta Independent, 21 June 2020
- ↑ Police release full statement amid major incident in town. In: Reading Chronicle. Abgerufen am 20. Juni 2020 (englisch).
- ↑ a b c Mike Wright, Steve Bird, Jack Hardy: Reading stabbings: Man arrested after three killed in Forbury Gardens attack In: The Telegraph, 20 June 2020
- ↑ Peter Stubley: Reading stabbing: At least two people stabbed in 'serious incident' in town centre In: Independent, 20 June 2020 (englisch).
- ↑ Chris Kitching, Talia Shadwell, Lorraine King: Hospital patient in Reading told by 'shaken' nurse that 3 died in knife attack. In: Mirror Online. 21. Juni 2020.
- ↑ a b Three dead as police investigate terror motive in Reading attack In: Independent, 21 June 2020
- ↑ a b Three people dead after multiple stabbings in park In: BBC News, 21 June 2020
- ↑ a b David Connett, Jedidajah Otte: Reading stabbing: three dead as UK police investigate possible terrorism link In: The Guardian, 20 June 2020 (britisches Englisch).
- ↑ Murder investigation launched – Reading. In: Thames Valley Police. Abgerufen am 20. Juni 2020.
- ↑ Suspect in custody after three people killed in Reading stabbing attack - follow live In: Independent, 21 June 2020
- ↑ Reading park stabbings: What we know so far In: BBC News, 21 June 2020
- ↑ EJ Ward: Forbury Gardens: 'Several dead' after mass stabbing incident in Reading In: LBC News, 20 June 2020 (englisch).
- ↑ Vorlage:Cite tweet
- ↑ Thomas Hornall, Mary-ann Astle: Multiple stabbings as police deal with 'major incident' in Reading park. In: Stoke Sentinel Live. 20. Juni 2020, abgerufen am 20. Juni 2020.
- ↑ Three dead in stabbing attack in English town of Reading: report, Reuters, 20 June 2020
- ↑ Vorlage:Cite tweet
- ↑ Reading stabbings: At least two stabbed as police deal with 'terror incident'. In: Sky News. Abgerufen am 20. Juni 2020 (englisch).
- ↑ Vorlage:Cite press release
- ↑ Reading Park Stabbings: Three people died & many injured by an attacker. In: EMEA Tribune. 21. Juni 2020, abgerufen am 21. Juni 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).