Reading terror attack suspect's 'brother' claims he was defending himself during knife rampage and blasts the UK as 'racist'
- 'F*** England,' says man claiming to be Reading terror attack suspect's brother
- Khairi Saadallah is accused of stabbing three people to death on Saturday night
- Mo Saadallah says he 'defended himself' before adding 'freedom for my brother'
A man claiming to be the brother of Reading terror attack suspect Khari Saadallah has claimed his brother 'defended himself,' adding that the UK was 'racist'.
In a series of Facebook posts since Saturday night's vicious attack, which left three people dead and three more injured, Mo Saadallah has responded to news and written 'f*** England'.
His younger sister has also passionately defended Saadallah after his arrest.
History teacher James Furlong and American born Joe Ritchie-Bennett have been named as two of the three victims who were killed during the rampage in Forbury Gardens on Saturday night.
Khairi Saadallah has been arrested under the Terrorism Act after three people were stabbed to death in Reading on Saturday night
Claiming to be Khairi's brother, Mo Saadallah said the suspected was defending himself, later declaring: 'F*** England'
Responding to a Sky News post revealing the attack was being treated as terror related, Mo Saadallah wrote: 'This is not true. Khairi defended himself ... racist countries. Freedom for my brother Before !!'
On Sunday he posted: 'We are not terrois (sic) and f*** England. #The_kingdom_of_racism'.
The suspect's youngest sister has also defended him on social media.
She wrote: 'First, my condolences to the families, I'm really sorry for them. This is the third day and we can't keep silent to the people 'who don't know Khairi Saadallah.
'He moved to the UK 10 years ago as a 16-year-old teenager and he started to study and release his wings with volunteer work because he has a history of volunteering in Libya during the revolution.
'He really has a history of mental illness from the revolution, the death of relatives and the difficult situation in the country.
'But the question is, does the terrorist enjoy tattoos? Does the terrorist wear casual clothes? Does the terrorist have girlfriends and live a normal western life?
'And about the beard, we all know about coronavirus and he can't shave by himself.
'We've all seen the video of his arrest. He did not defend himself or fight back as the officers arrested him and he was guided to the van by the authorities.
'The second question, do we see blood on his clothes? Did he had a weapon? Do they have a video of Khairi stabbing people?'
Saadallah, who is thought to have only been released from prison for various offences 16 days ago, came to the attention of MI5 last year, after they suspected he was planning to travel to Syria for 'extremist reasons'.
The 25-year-old allegedly claimed to have fought both for and against ISIS, though officials assessing him found he didn't subscribe to any ideology or belief system and instead had mental health issues.
Libyan-born Khairi Saadallah is thought to have come to the attention of MI5 last year after they suspected he was planning to travel to Syria for 'extremist reasons'
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