london the threat from lone actors is growing british home secretary priti patel warned on monday as she visited the scene of the terror attack in the southern english city of reading where three people were killed in a knife attackaddressing the mps in the house of commons the senior indianorigin minister praised the bravery of unarmed police officers who tackled and arrested the 25yearold libyan suspect khairi saadallah after he stabbed three people to death in a busy park in reading on saturday eveningit is clear the threat by lone actors is growing these terrorists are united by the same vile hate for what our country holds dear decency tolerance and respect patel said in the parliamentthe uks counterterrorism strategy remains one of the most comprehensive approaches to countering terrorism in the world but we have all too often seen the results of poisonous extremist ideology the terrorist threat that we face is complex diverse and rapidly changing she saidthe minister said her visit to the scene of the terror attack in berkshire around 42 miles from london was a truly humbling meeting with the local thames valley police whose officers disarmed the suspect before arresting him in forbury gardens in readingi had the privilege of meeting the officers who first responded to the incident and who were responsible for apprehending the suspect as well as trying to prevent the further loss of life these officers a few of whom were student officers ran towards danger to help those in need without a second thought she said in her tribute to the officersa young unarmed police officer took down the suspect without hesitation while another performed emergency first aid to those who were injured these officers are heroes they showed courage bravery and selflessness way beyond their years they are the very best of us she saidi would also like to pay tribute to the response of every emergency service that attended the scene as well as members of the public who stepped in to prevent further loss of life she addedthe home minister insisted that justice will be done and that the government we will not hesitate to act where requiredduring her visit to reading earlier on monday patel paid floral tributes to the three innocent victims who were killed as they enjoyed a sunny day in the park highlighting that she was very constricted and constrained in what she could say about the ongoing investigation into the attack the minister said the entire history of the detained suspect believed to be a libyan asylum seeker living in britain will be looked intowe have to look at all aspects of this individuals history which dates back over several years she said in reference to media reports that the arrested suspect had been on the radar of the mi5 intelligence service for feared extremist activity last yearthe minister also reiterated the need for continued public vigilance as the strict stayathome lockdown measures in place to control the spread of