Four people are 'very, very ill' after sustaining injuries in the car-ramming, the city's mayor said. A 53-year-old suspect has been arrested.

Just hours after the episode, the police announced that the driver was a white British man. After previous violence, false anti-Muslim speculation had been spread online.

Soccer united behind Liverpool, the most decorated men’s soccer team in England and a world-famous brand, in an outpouring of messages over social media — including from the club’s biggest rivals.

Part of why vehicle-ramming has become a more frequent method of choice for mass-casualty attacks is due to the relative ease in carrying it out. “This tactic requires little or no training, no specific skillset, and carries a relatively low risk of early detection,” nonprofit global policy think tank Rand said.

A minivan that crashed into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans celebrating the city team’s Premier League soccer championship is the latest in a series of car-ramming tragedies across the globe.