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In pictures: Reading park stabbings

Three people have died and three others were seriously injured in a multiple stabbing at a public park in Reading.

Emergency services were called to Forbury Gardens in the town at about 19:00 BST on Saturday.

Two air ambulances were photographed landing at another park nearby to ferry the injured to hospital.

Armed police officers raided a block of flats in the town hours after the attack and large parts of the town remain cordoned off.

A 25-year-old man from the town, arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday, has been now been re-arrested under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000, Counter Terrorism Policing South East said.

Here are some images of the developments.

PA Media Police tents in Forbury Gardens in Reading town centrePA Media
Blue tents have been erected in the park after the incident on Saturday evening
PA Media Forensic police fly a drone at Forbury Gardens, in Reading town centrePA Media
And forensics police were seen in Forbury Gardens on Sunday
AFP Floral tributes are seen at a police cordon at the Abbey Gateway near Forbury Gardens park in ReadingAFP
Floral tributes have been placed at the park railings
EPA A police cordon close to the scene where three people were stabbed in Forbury Gardens in Reading,EPA
A number of police cordons remained in place around Reading on Sunday
PA Media Police Chief Constable John Campbell speaks to the media at the entrance at Forbury Gardens in Reading town centrePA Media
Thames Valley Police's chief constable John Campbell delivered a statement to the media at the entrance to Forbury Gardens on Sunday afternoon
Steve Parsosn/PA wire Emergency services vehicles outside Forbury GardensSteve Parsosn/PA wire
Thames Valley Police launched its response after receiving calls at about 19:00 BST on Saturday
@cogp79/AFP Air ambulances in Reading@cogp79/AFP
Two air ambulances were photographed at King's Meadow in Reading, a short distance from Forbury Gardens
@OllieSirellLDR Friar Street in Reading on Saturday night@OllieSirellLDR
Parts of Reading town centre were condoned off by Thames Valley Police
Stve Parsons/PA wire Emergency services vehicles outside Forbury GardensStve Parsons/PA wire
Several ambulance crews attended the scene
Steve parsons/Pa wire Armed PoliceSteve parsons/Pa wire
Armed police officers were later seen at a block of flats off Basingstoke Road in Reading
AFP Police officer stands guard at the gatehouse entrance to the parkAFP
Police officers were stationed at all entrances to the park on Saturday night

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