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Police treat UK deadly stabbing spree as terrorism incident

Reuters WORLD
Published June 21,2020
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Police officers secure a police cordon near Forbury Gardens park in Reading, west of London, on June 20, 2020 following a stabbing incident the previous day. (AFP Photo)

British police on Sunday said that a deadly stabbing spree in a park in the southern English town of Reading is now being treated as a terrorism incident.

"Deputy Assistant Commissioner Dean Haydon, senior national coordinator for the Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) network, has this morning declared the incident a terrorist incident," Thames Valley police said in a statement, adding that CTP South East will taking over the investigation.