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Back at #AbbeyGate in #Reading where Shadow Home Sec @NickTorfaen is expected to lay flowers by #ForburyGardens following Saturday’s #ReadingStabbings. Fewer people here than yesterday 
*Terrorism and domestic violence: a short thread*
I live in Reading, UK, and was shocked to hear first the sirens, then the helicopters, then the terrible news about what happened in #ForburyGardens where I often take my kids to play. "This doesn't happen here", we thought.
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I live in Reading, UK, and was shocked to hear first the sirens, then the helicopters, then the terrible news about what happened in #ForburyGardens where I often take my kids to play. "This doesn't happen here", we thought.
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I'm a teacher, and hearing of the death of a beloved local teacher, James Furlong, made this more poignant and senseless for me. On the I #bbcr4today report this morning they interviewed an ex-student of his, who spoke movingly of his generosity and enthusiasm.
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#bbcr4today also interviewed a police terrorism expert. They talked about there being 40,000 people 'known to the authorities' and the impossibility of surveilling them all. Priorities had to be decided, and risk remains, they sadly agreed.
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THREAD: I’ve done a little research into the social network Parler, so you don’t have to 👍
With Katie Hopkins’ permanent suspension from Twitter and the Forbury Gardens stabbings over the last 3 days, the social app Parler is suddenly in the news as many users (mostly supporters of far-right policies and ‘free speech’) abandon Twitter as part of the #Twexit movement
If you’d never heard of Parler before this weekend, you’re in good company. I’m a professional social media manager and I hadn’t heard of it either. So, being the good slacktivist that I am, I thought I’d venture beyond the Twitter conversation and conduct a little desk research
#BREAKING British police investigating 'serious incident' in Reading, stabbings reported
#UPDATE British police said "a number of people" were stabbed in in the city of Reading, with local media reporting that early indications suggested the incident is terror-related
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#BREAKING Three killed in south England stabbing attack: police
I’m at Friar Street in Reading where several police have blocked access to Forbury Gardens
#rdguk roundabout closed by Readin Station
