Dozens of injured after the car drives on to partying Liverpool supporters, « no terrorism »

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In the English city of Liverpool, a car was run into a group of partying supporters. 27 were injured. Two of them suffered serious injuries, including a child. At a press conference, the British police announced that it was an « standing incident and was not related to terrorism, » said Jennifer Sims, Deputy Chief Commissioner of the Police.

On images of the incident you can see that a black car drives through the crowd at high speed and creates several people. A 53-year-old man lives in the city keptreports the local police. According to Sims, the police are not looking for « someone else in connection with this. » It is not clear whether there is intent.

Football club Liverpool FC was honored today by a Rondrijparade through the city for winning the Premier League, the national football competition.

The incident by car took place around 6 o’clock in the evening. The parade was then over and the roads were open again, writes The Guardian. However, it becomes clear from the images that the street where the incident took place was still sufficient with supporters.

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