Breaking News update:
Three people were killed in a stabbing attack in a park in the southern English town of Reading on Saturday and broadcaster Sky News said police were treating the incident as terrorism-related.
Police said they arrested a man at the scene. They did not confirm whether anybody had died.
The Telegraph newspaper, the BBC and Sky News said three people had been killed.
Two people were rushed to a hospital in the area, a spokeswoman for the hospital said.
Sky reported it was not known if the murders were related to the protest. Reuters states that it was not related to the protests.
JACK MONTGOMERY (BREITBART)
Video footage on social media appears to show multiple people with serious injuries being treated by emergency workers in Forbury Gardens, Reading, after a Black Lives Matter protest was held there on Friday
The BBC is now citing sources who suggest “several people have died” following stabbings in Forbury Gardens, although the police have yet to confirm fatalities officially. Sky News reports that one arrest has been made.
Gruesome amateur footage circulating on social media appears to show at least three people lying in pools of blood on the grass a short distance from one another as emergency workers and bystanders provide emergency aid.
It is currently not known whether or not the incident is linked to the BLM event in any way. Sky News reports that at present “there is no suggestion that the incident is linked to any protests” — but both they and the BBC saw fit to report the fact that the event had taken place for the sake of context.
So far, the police force responsible for the area has remained relatively tight-lipped.
“We are aware of reports of an incident in Forbury Gardens, Reading,” Thames Valley Police confirmed in a statement shared on social media. “Officers are on the scene and investigating the incident,” they added.
“Concerning reports from Reading town centre,” added local council leader James Brock, asking people to “please stay clear of the area as Police are dealing with a serious incident.”
“[Reading Council] are in touch with the emergency services and will support them as necessary,” he added.
The park and sections of the town as the authorities and emergency dealing with the incident, including two air ambulances, according to a freelance journalist near the scene, attempt to deal with the incident.
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust has said it is treating two casualties from the scene at the Royal Berkshire Hospital Emergency Department.
