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Sputnik International
BBC News
By Andre Rhoden-Paul
image captionFriends James Furlong, David Wails and Joe Ritchie-Bennett lost their lives in the attack
On a warm summer evening, friends and families gathered in Reading s Forbury Gardens to enjoy the easing of lockdown restrictions, unaware it would soon be the scene of a terrifying stabbing spree.
As they relaxed in the park on 20 June 2020, Khairi Saadallah launched an attack that lasted less than 30 seconds.
Seven months after the town was left reeling, the BBC speaks to witnesses about their memories of the attack, and those who tried to help people affected in the aftermath.