LONDON — An American person was amongst those eliminated in a horror attack in a town in southern England on Saturday, the U.S. Ambassador has actually verified.
Three individuals were stabbed to death in a “terrorist incident” in the town of Reading on Saturday, authorities stated.
The Philadelphia Inquirer called the victim as Philadelphia native Joe Ritchie-Bennett, 39, pointing out relative. NBC News might not instantly individually verify the report.
“I offer my deepest condolences to the families of those killed in the attack on June 20. To our great sorrow, this includes an American citizen,” U.S. Ambassador to Britain Woody Johnson tweeted.
“Our thoughts are with all those affected. We condemn the attack absolutely and have offered our assistance to British law enforcement.”
The attack happened at around 7 p.m. regional time (2 p.m. ET) on Saturday in Forbury Gardens, a public park in Reading, a big town around 40 miles west of London, Thames Valley Police stated in a declaration quickly after the occurrence.
Three individuals were stabbed to death and 3 others were left seriously hurt in the attack, according to authorities.
Eye-witness Lawrence Wort informed Britain’s Press Association news firm that individuals were resting on the lawn when a male yelled something muddled and started trying to stab individuals.
Shortly after the occurrence, a 25-year-old male from Reading was apprehended on suspicion of murder, authorities stated, including that they were not trying to find any other suspects. The male’s name was not launched.
Another victim was recognized as instructor James Furlong, according to a declaration from The Holt School in Wokingham.
Thames Valley Police stated at first stated the occurrence was not being dealt with as terrorism. But that evaluation was altered after they dealt with Counter Terrorism Police.
Dennis Romero and Yuliya Talmazan contributed.
