Libyan held over Reading attack ‘known to security services’

Khairi Saadallah, 25, had been investigated last year but no serious risk was identified

The Libyan refugee held over the multiple killings in Reading was on the radar of the security services in the middle of last year, sources have told the Guardian.

Khairi Saadallah, 25, was under investigation as a person who might travel abroad “for extremist reasons”, but sources indicated that the inquiry was closed relatively quickly without any action taken as no genuine threat or immediate risk was identified.

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