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Multiple people reported stabbed in reading park amid BLM protests, police, ambulance on scene

21 June 2020 03:26 (UTC +04:00)

According to multiple media reports, several people were stabbed in Forbury Gardens, Reading, at a site, where earlier a Black Lives Matter protest took place, APA reports citing Sputnik.

Thames Valley Police confirmed that they are aware of reports of an incident in the Reading's park, saying that "officers are on the scene and investigating the incident".

According to local media, two air ambulances were called to the park as reports emerged that at least 12 people had been stabbed, and at least 3 people dead during the incident.

According to The Telegraph, citing sources, "three individuals declared dead at the scene and two transferred to the emergency department of Royal Berkshire Hospital".