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direct to your inboxA terrorist who stabbed three men to death in a Reading park has been handed a whole-life sentence.Khairi Saadallah, 26, shouted “Allahu akhbar” as he attacked friends James Furlong, 36, Dr David Wails, 49, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, killing all three.Saadallah launched the "swift, ruthless" knife attack as the group were sitting in Forbury Gardens on June 20 last year, a court heard.Three other people – Stephen Young, 51, Patrick Edwards, 29, and Nishit Nisudan, 34 – were also injured.Following the attack, Saadallah threw away his eight-inch blade and ran as an off-duty police officer tried to catch him.As he was detained, a Muslim member of the public told him: “You have nothing to do with Islam,

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A murderer who stabbed three defenseless men in a "swift and calculated" terror attack while shouting "God, accept my jihad" is to appeal his whole life sentence.Khairi Saadallah, 27, was given the rare sentence in January after murdering James Furlong, 36, David Wails, 49, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, in June last year.He also injured three others before he threw away the knife he bought in Morrisons and ran off, chased by an off-duty police officer through the site of the crime, Forbury Gardens, a scenic public park in Reading, Berkshire.

The family of one of the three stabbed to death by a failed asylum seeker in Reading last year has raised "serious questions" over how he was able to carry out the attack given his criminal history.

Khairi Saadallah, 26, was aiming to kill as many people as possible during the attack in Forbury Gardens on June 20 last year, the Old Bailey was earlier told. History teacher James Furlong, 36, scientist David Wails, 49, and US citizen Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, were all pronounced dead at the scene.

terrorist by prosecutors has admitted murdering three men in a park during a stabbing spree. Khairi Saadallah, 26, had been due to go on trial at the Old Bailey on November 30.

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The Reading terror suspect has been accused of shouting "Allahu Akbar" and stabbing three friends to death with a large kitchen knife bought from a supermarket.

Reading terror attack suspect Khairi Saadallah has been charged with murder.

2 min read As police in the United Kingdom treat the weekend stabbing spree in the town of Reading as a terror act, it is now reported that all three victims were gay men. David Wails, 49, Joe Ritchie-Bennett, 39, and James Furlong, 36, all lost their lives in the attack.

The man suspected of killing three people in the Reading terror attack was checked by police less than 24 hours before it happened, it is claimed.

The brave policeman who rugby tackled the Reading terrorist suspect Khairi Saadallah is a rookie who has only been in his job for just 14 months, according to a new report.

used to live in Greater Manchester.The Manchester Evening News understands Khairi Saadallah, 25, was based in Bury after coming from Libya as a refugee around ten years ago, before moving to Berkshire.It is believed he spent a period of time homeless while living in Greater Manchester. He is being held on suspicion of terrorism after the deaths of scientist David Wails, Joe Ritchie-Bennett, 39, originally from Philadelphia in the US, and history teacher James Furlong, 36, at Forbury Gardens in Reading's town centre around 7pm on Saturday night.It is believed that officers investigating the case have been in contact with Greater Manchester Police.

Scotland Yard's head of counter terrorism policing has hailed those who assisted victims of an attack in Reading "heroes".

terror attack.They were killed in an incident which happened in Forbury Gardens in the town centre at around 7pm on Saturday. David Wails was named locally on Monday afternoon as the third man who died, after earlier tributes were paid to Joe Ritchie-Bennett, 39, originally from Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, and history teacher James Furlong, 36.

The third person killed in the Reading terror attack has been named as David Wails.

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