6 hurt as car hits UK Eid crowd
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SIX people, including three children, were injured yesterday after a car ran into pedestrians outside a sports center in the northern English city of Newcastle where people gathered to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
Police said the incident was not believed to be terror-related.
Northumbria Police said they arrested a 42-year-old woman, who remained in police custody. The force said it was not looking for other suspects in the incident outside Westgate Sports Center.
They say a full investigation was under way to determine what happened, but “there is nothing to suggest that this is terror-related.” Extra officers were put on patrol to reassure people.
A statement from the nearby Newcastle Central Mosque, which organized yesterday’s family event “Eid in the Open,” said the accident took place as people were leaving after prayers.
“Immediately after the Eid prayers when the people were starting to leave the venue, a car collided with pedestrians. The injured were immediately attended to by the emergency medical services and the police,” it said.
Video on social media, apparently taken minutes after the crash, showed a field where dozens of people in Muslim dress, including children, were screaming and rushing forward to see what happened.
The ambulance service said three children and three adults were being treated at a local hospital for injuries sustained in the crash.
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