Stock photo: GettySeveral people were stabbed in the southern English town of Reading on Saturday, according to media reports, and the Telegraph newspaper said three people had died. Police said they arrested a man at the scene and Britain's interior minister, Priti Patel, said she was deeply concerned to hear reports of the incident. The Telegraph said police were treating the incident as a random attack. The head of the local council authority in Reading, Jason Brock urged people to stay away from the town centre. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his thoughts were with those affected by the "appalling incident".

Source: Otago Daily Times June 20, 2020 21:22 UTC