by Jamie Grierson, Steven Morris and Matthew Weaver

Further tributes have been paid to three men from the LGBT community killed in the knife attack in Reading, as detectives continued to question the suspect in custody.

David Wails, Joe Ritchie-Bennett and James Furlong were stabbed to death in broad daylight in Forbury Gardens in the Berkshire town on Saturday. It has since been declared a terrorist incident by police, although detectives said on Monday they were “keeping an open mind as to the motive”.

A group representing and supporting LGBT+ people in Reading said there was anxiety within the community.

A 25-year-old Libyan refugee, Khairi Saadallah, who was known to MI5, was arrested at the scene and is being detained under terrorism powers. Detectives on Monday were granted a warrant of further detention until Saturday. Mental health issues are understood to be considered a significant factor in the attack.

On Tuesday, Thames Valley police confirmed the identity of the men and said postmortems would take place this week. Read more via Guardian