terror suspect accused of killing three people in a Reading park briefly came to the attention of MI5 last year, security sources have said.
Khairi Saadallah, a 25-year-old refugee who fled the civil war in Libya, was detained at the scene on suspicion of murder but was on Sunday re-arrested under the terrorism act.Three other people were injured during the attack at 7pm on Saturday in Forbury Gardens in Reading town centre.Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was "appalled and sickened" by the attack and said "we will not hesitate to take action" if there are lessons to be learned from the circumstances.It is understood that Saadallah briefly came to the attention of the security services in 2019, but the information provided did not meet.