US EditionDozens injured after car plows into pedestrians during Liverpool Football Club parade. Police arrest man, rule out terrorism
- A 53-year-old man from Britain drove his minivan into a group of Liverpool football supporters who were celebrating in London on Monday.
- The incident followed Liverpool winning their 20th top-flight Premier League title, prompting large-scale public celebrations.
- The van first hit several pedestrians before stopping, after which the crowd charged and smashed the vehicle's windows, but the driver then accelerated through the crowd again.
- More than 45 people were injured, with 27 taken to hospitals including at least four children and two seriously hurt, and emergency responders quickly attended the scene.
- Police arrested the driver and confirmed they are not investigating the attack as terrorism, while officials and the Prime Minister condemned the event and expressed sympathy for those affected.
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Four people injured in Liverpool parade crash ‘very, very ill,’ mayor says
By Phil Noble and Sachin Ravikumar LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Four people were “very, very ill in hospital” after a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a Premier League title parade, the city’s mayor said on Tuesday, adding that he hoped they would “pull through.” British police believe the incident, in a packed Liverpool city centre on Monday, was isolated and not an act of terrorism, but have not said why or how a man was abl…
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Fairfield Sun Times'Horror' at Liverpool title parade, police rule out terrorism in car ramming
Four people were "very, very ill in hospital" on Tuesday after dozens were injured the previous night when a car rammed into a crowd at Liverpool's Premier League title parade, the region's mayor said.
Car ploughs into fans at Liverpool parade, 27 in hospital
A car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a parade celebrating their side's Premier League soccer title on Monday, hospitalising 27 people, with two seriously injured, but police said they did not believe the incident was terrorism-related.
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