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.

Monday began as a day of celebration for many in Liverpool, the free-spirited, soccer-loving city in northwest England. It ended in panic and horror, after a car rammed crowds and injured dozens of people,

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.