An American man was among three people stabbed to death in a park in Britain over the weekend. The incident is being treated by police as a terror attack.
LONDON – An American man who had been living in the United Kingdom for 15 years was among three people stabbed to death in a park in the English town of Reading over the weekend that is being treated by British police as a terror attack, the U.S. ambassador to Britain confirmed on Monday.said in a statement."We condemn the attack absolutely and have offered our assistance to British law enforcement."identified him as Joe Ritchie-Bennett, 39.
His father, Robert Ritchie, told the newspaper that his son worked for a law firm in London before taking a job about 10 years ago at a Dutch pharmaceutical company that had its British headquarters in Reading.A 25-year-old man who is believed to be the lone attacker is in custody but officials said the motive for the carnage was unclear. Security sources told the BBC that the suspect is thought to be a Libyan national previously on a terror watchlist.
Three other people were seriously wounded in the stabbing attack Saturday evening in Forbury Gardens park in Reading, a town of 200,000 people 40 miles west of London. Britain’s official terrorism threat level remains at"substantial," in the middle of a five-level threat classification. The assault was at least the fourth terror attack in the Britain in the last six months. Witnesses said the suspect shouted unintelligible words before going on a stabbing rampage in the park.Sophie McEwan, a former pupil of his, described Furlong on social media as"an inspirational teacher genuinely cared for all his students."
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