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What seems to be known so far:
driver was 53-year-old white British man (a local resident)
27 people taken to the hospital by ambulance
another 20 people were treated at the scene
4 children among the injured
1 adult and 1 child seriously injured
4 people trapped under car, including 3 adults and 1 child
police are not treating the incident as terrorism
My thoughts (speculation):
This sounds like pure, unadulterated road rage. To consider that "not terrorism" implies that violence by drivers against pedestrians is "normal," not political, which of course is an absolutely car-brained POV.
I mean.....I wouldn't say it's normal, but that doesn't mean it's political.
In this case, I'd label it as terrorism even if it's not political. He intentionally drove his car into a crowd with the intent of causing harm. Political or not, that's still terrorism.
Terrorism is, by definition, political.