Britain's interior minister on Monday (Jun 22) promised that lessons would be learned from a stabbing rampage that left three people dead, ...
that left three people dead, including a US citizen, after a suspect held under terrorism laws was said to have been on the radar of security services.
US Ambassador to Britain Woody Johnson offered condolences to everyone affected."To our great sorrow, this includes an American citizen," he wrote on Twitter. "We need to make sure that we learn the lessons from what has happened over the weekend to prevent anything like this from happening again," she said.Witnesses to the attack in Forbury Gardens, central Reading, described seeing a lone assailant walking through the park shortly after 7pm, and stabbing them at random.
But he was not deemed to be a substantial risk. His mental health is understood to be a factor for investigating officers. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was"appalled and sickened" by the attack, and vowed he"will not hesitate to take action" to prevent any repeat.
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