Maria Laura Avignolo
06/20/2020 - 19:26
- Clarín.com
- World
Three people died and several were seriously injured in a possible knife "terrorist attack" in Forbury Park in Reading , a British city 40 minutes from London . At least two people had to be resurrected by the emergency services.
The attacker is detained. The police consider it "a major incident" and security sources confirmed to the press that it is considered "a terrorist act."
A witness said the attack was without deliberate aim, at anyone who was in the park. "It was crowded. A lot of people drinking with friends and one single person came forward. He shouted something unintelligible and got into a group of 10 people stabbing as many as he could. At least he stabbed three severely in the neck and under the arms and then he He came back to me. We turned around and started running. When he realized he couldn't reach us, he stabbed another person from behind in the neck and when he saw everyone start running, he ran away from the park, "said Laurence Wort, a staff member. trainer, who until now is the closest witness.
The forces asked public opinion not to share the disturbing images on social networks, where two bloodied people are seen with emergency personnel doing artificial respiration.
The wounded were rushed to Berkshire Hospital, with stab cuts to the neck, chest and under the arms. Two of them would be in very serious condition.
“The police are at the scene since seven in the afternoon with the emergency services. Officers arrested a man at the scene, who is in police custody. A number of people with substantial injuries were taken to the hospital, ”Thames Valley Police reported.
A police cordon is located in Forbury Gardens, where the events occurred. "We ask the public not to approach the area at this time," added the security force.
Police cordoned off Forbury Gardens park in Reading, west London.
Two hours earlier, a peaceful Black Live Matter march had taken place at the same location and was deconcentrated without incident. BLM explained that her departure is not linked to the subsequent violence.
“In terms of the protest and the people who accompanied Black Lives Matter, we are all safe. None of us has been affected. We were all gone when this happened, ”the organization said in a statement.
Sirens are heard in the area and the nearby streets have all been closed, according to residents.
Interior Minister Priti Patel tweeted: “Deeply concerned to hear reports of an incident in Reading. My thoughts go out to everyone involved, including the police and emergency services on site. ”
Three red emergency helicopters landed in the park to take the seriously injured to the hospital.
On Twitter, the Reading council asks: “Please stay away from the center. Police are dealing with a larger incident. We will inform them once we have information. ”
Poornima Ravindran witnessed the event and tweeted. "Walking from the greengrocer to Tesco Street (the supermarket) I saw the emergency services give artificial respiration to someone in Reading located between Oxford and London and is the most important business sector outside the British capital, based on the computer technology. The population is 230,000 people and 40 percent are white, 9 of Asian origin, 6.7 percent black and 4, Chinese and 3.9 percent mixed.
The country is dealing with the COVID 19 epidemic and possible activities, such as going to the park, are slowly being released, fearing a new outbreak.