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Telegraph
27-05-2025
- General
- Telegraph
‘Liverpool's victory parade will be remembered as a memorial instead of a celebration'
The footage posted online from Liverpool is at once appalling and scarcely believable. At first viewing it looks like a set-piece from a Bond film where a car ploughs into a crowd of screaming revellers and, as the bodies thump on to then roll off the bonnet, carnival turns to carnage. But this was no carefully-choreographed movie scene. The horrific events that took place shortly after 6pm on Monday evening were all too real; men, women and children randomly, senselessly mown down in the street. That there were no deaths was nothing short of a miracle. But as the grey dawn broke on Tuesday it was over a city palpably in shock. How to process the terrible trauma suffered in the wake of Liverpool FC's Premier League victory parade? Silverware forever tarnished. 'It had been the most amazing day,' said Aaron Everson, 28, who took his wife Danielle, 35, and her 10-year-old son, Harry, to the parade and then returned to the city centre with them on Tuesday, in the pouring rain, to see the devastation. 'There were spectacular fireworks from the Liver Building and a real feeling of euphoria as the team waved to us from the bus. But that will be forgotten now, which is such a crying shame because some absolute idiot drove his car into the crowd. The date is just going to be a memorial instead of a celebration.' What a difference 24 hours makes. Water Street, which on Monday thronged with jubilant football supporters, is now a crime scene. As of Tuesday afternoon, it was sealed off at both ends with blue and white police tape. A cohort of officers were conspicuously on duty, while a large police vehicle had been deliberately parked across the road to block the view of the forensic tent erected over the Ford Galaxy that had turned jubilation into horror. (The man suspected of driving the vehicle has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drugs.) The usual detritus of any large gathering littered the ground; but alongside the crushed cans and empty vodka bottles, a precious Liverpool scarf lay sodden and filthy from the feet that pounded over it as hundreds fled for their lives. Nearby, a large plush octopus toy had been poignantly discarded in the gutter – perhaps as a frantic, frightened parent plucked their child to safety. Not all parents, not all children were so fortunate. A total of 47 people were hurt, 27 of whom were taken to hospital. Four remain seriously injured – including a child who was one of four people police discovered trapped under the vehicle that careened down Water Street as huge numbers of fans and families headed homewards up the hill after the hugely joyful, peaceful parade drew to a close. Up to an estimated million well-wishers had lined the route to cheer their heroes as they passed by on an open-top double-decker. By way of an homage to the home side's colours, clouds of red smoke and flares had filled the air; the mood was triumphant, giddy, good-natured. Then, a Ford Galaxy that had been parked up suddenly moved off, erratically and without apparent heed of the pedestrians. Eye-witness reports say it went forward, then into reverse, before accelerating to an estimated 30mph, swerving and mounting the pavement – all the while smashing into the dense crowd. At various points outraged supporters surged forward, shouting and hammering on the car. One man could be seen trying to smash the back window before police swept onto the scene and prevented them from harming the driver. 'We were nearby, on the Strand, and we heard this huge crescendo of screaming,' said Marie Gourdin, 32, a PR expert and lifelong fan who travelled from Paris for the parade. 'We just thought it was excitement because there had been so much noise all day. Then when the emergency workers started bringing people out of Water Street on stretchers, some with blood on their heads, I thought maybe they had drunk a bit too much. 'It wasn't until two hours later that we found out what had happened – and that was when my friends started calling me from France to see if I was OK. I was devastated that such a thing could take place here, in the friendliest city in the world. The only consolation is that the people here will look after one another.' We are all aware of the terrible and increasing weaponisation of vehicles. Since Bastille Day in 2016, when 86 people were killed and more than 400 injured in Nice by a lorry driven by a Tunisian man with links to Islamic State, attacks have occurred from Westminster to Toronto, Berlin to New Orleans. Little wonder then that in Liverpool the immediate assumption was a terrorist attack. And so with seemingly unusual swiftness the police released details about the driver, perhaps in a bid to avoid the information vacuum that led to last year's riots after the machete murders of three little girls at a Taylor Swift dance class in Southport, just 20 miles north of Liverpool city centre. As police held a press conference, Liverpool braced itself for the worst – yet the driver turned out to be a 53-year-old white man who lived locally. Nobody else was being sought in connection with the incident. The motive did not appear to be rooted in ideology. Here then, was a very different blow; an act of terror that did not constitute terrorism. A violent assault on the citizens of Liverpool that was perpetrated not by a stranger but seemingly carried out by one of their own. 'It's disgusting to think the driver was a Scouser,' said warehouse worker Steven Collins, 35, who had turned up to film the eerie scene on a deserted Water Street. 'This sort of thing shouldn't happen in Liverpool; innocent kids aren't supposed to get mown down in the street in Liverpool. We are better than that. It's really tragic that now this awful incident will be associated with the football club; it's already had more than its share of tragedy.' Liverpool FC is, of course, inseparable from the Hillsborough disaster. Ninety-seven children, women and men lost their lives in a fatal crush due to a lack of police control at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough stadium on April 15 1989. The Sun newspaper is still boycotted in many parts of the city due to its egregious twisting of the truth. Claims that fans used the opportunity to pickpocket the dying and that they skirmished with police trying to save lives were entirely fictional. Sales of The Sun will never recover; Liverpool has a long memory. It also has towering self belief and admirable resilience. 'We are the best city on the planet. Our history is built on immigration so we welcome anyone who comes here, as long as they have honourable intentions,' was the verdict of taxi driver and father of eight Sean Gallagher, 64. 'If it turns out the man behind the wheel is local then we will wait for justice to take its course. He will be punished and we will all move on. It won't change us.' Scousers are a breed apart. Fiercely proud, partisan and patriotic towards their home city – being British lags a long way behind – they are in many ways the best of us. As the skies darkened and the downpour grew relentless, Nigel Fawcett-Jones, 59, stood aimlessly by the police barriers wearing a fleece bearing the legend 'Billy Graham Rapid Response Team', signifying he is a chaplain in the charity set up by the late US evangelist. 'I've come from Bradford to connect with local churches and see if anybody needs any spiritual support,' he explained. 'We're non/denominational so we offer help where we can – but so far there has been no great demand. But that's Liverpool; it has survived so much down the years and that gives it the grit and self confidence to cope in times of adversity.' Meanwhile, on his way to the station to catch a flight from London, Icelandic district judge Thorsteinn Magnusson, 49, wanted a final look at Water Street. As a lifelong fan of Liverpool FC he often comes over for big home matches. 'This parade was a huge moment for me,' he explained. 'Like all Liverpool supporters, I've been through decades without major silverware so it was hugely important for me to be here. 'I left 15 minutes before the incident, then I saw the videos online and was so shocked. But I'm sure that the people of Liverpool will stand together; it's what they have always done.' Legacy means different things to different people, but nobody could dispute that football is right at the beating heart of Liverpool. It goes almost without saying that its 'other' team, Everton, reached out immediately when the news broke. Social media was also inundated by offers from ordinary people offering lifts home – even beds for the night – to those who had missed their trains in the confusion. Crisis tests the mettle of a community. 'This has been an emotional 24 hours,' admitted Lee Cooke, a teacher, sounding choked up. 'I can't bear to look at the films on social media and imagine how it must have felt to be caught up in the crowd with a car bearing down on you and your loved ones. 'Liverpool is the sort of community that really cares. People came together straight away without hesitation, looking after strangers because it was the right thing to do. That's why I will always be a Liverpool supporter; because this city means it when it says you'll never walk alone.'
Scottish Sun
25-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
Brit tourist, 27, arrested and extradited to Portugal after teenager was stabbed to death with broken bottle in Lisbon
Daniel was reportedly attacked while trying to defend a friend STAB SHOCK Brit tourist, 27, arrested and extradited to Portugal after teenager was stabbed to death with broken bottle in Lisbon A BRITISH tourist has been arrested and extradited to Portugal after a teenager was brutally stabbed to death with a broken bottle in Lisbon. The 27-year-old fugitive was bundled on a flight back to the Portuguese capital and remanded in custody after losing a battle against his forced return. Advertisement 3 A Brit tourist was arrested in connection with the death of teen Daniel Galhanas (pictured) 3 Video shows the moment 19-year-old was attacked in Lisbon 3 The attackers were later seen fleeing the area as the teen was left to die He is expected to stand trial over the killing of Daniel Galhanas, 19, who was stabbed in the neck in the city's party hotspot Bairro Alto in the early hours of October 14, 2023. Daniel was reportedly attacked while trying to defend a friend during a violent bust-up between rival groups – one of which included British holidaymakers. Initial reports claimed the teen's pal had tried to rob the tourist and his friends as part of a gang of thieves targeting foreigners in the area. But Daniel's family strongly deny he had any involvement in criminal activity – insisting he was simply trying to help a friend in trouble when he was fatally attacked. Advertisement Read more world news BLOW BY BLOW My son was called an idiot when coke fell out his passport… but he was SET UP Footage of the incident shows a man hurling a bottle at Daniel's friend before picking up the broken glass and stabbing Daniel, who stumbles before collapsing in a pool of blood. He went into cardiac arrest at the scene and was rushed to São José Hospital by volunteer firefighters – but died shortly after from his injuries. Video from the night shows chaos erupting on the street near Largo do Calhariz, with a dozen people brawling as cars drive past the carnage. Confirming the dramatic arrest and extradition, Portugal's Policia Judiciaria said they had worked with UK police and judicial authorities to track down the 27-year-old suspect. Advertisement He is believed to have committed first-degree murder in 2023 in Largo do Calhariz, in Lisbon's Bairro Alto district. They said the crime took place between 4am and 5am on October 14, following a violent altercation between two rival groups. Brit woman, 21, rotting in Dubai hellhole jail without a shower for a month after being arrested on drugs charges 'The victim ended up being hit in the neck with a broken glass bottle, which caused serious injuries and led to his death on the spot,' a spokesman said. Officers said the suspect and his group fled the scene immediately after the attack. Advertisement They explained that a probe led by the PJ's Lisbon and Tagus Valley Directorate resulted in the suspect being identified and an international arrest warrant being issued. 'The suspect, a foreign national, was eventually located and arrested in the United Kingdom, where he travelled to the day after the murder,' they added. He has since appeared before judicial authorities in Portugal and been remanded in pre-trial custody. At the time of the horror attack, local reports named Daniel as the young man seen in a disturbing viral video being stabbed with a glass shard before collapsing. Advertisement Police told his devastated family they were hunting an 'English tourist' in connection with the killing. A relative said: 'An Englishman throws a glass bottle at his friend, who breaks it. The same individual picks up the pieces of glass and hits Daniel, who stood in front of his friend to defend him. 'The group of Englishmen flee and are chased by Daniel's friends. He was left behind to faint with a friend, as the video shows.' The family have repeatedly rejected claims Daniel was linked to a gang, saying he was a local boy from Odivelas who was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Advertisement A volunteer fire team who found Daniel bleeding on the street tried to save him – but later had their own vehicle attacked in a separate incident. Commander Débora Alves said: 'I don't connect one thing to the other, but, shortly after the murder, a man was arrested for having stoned the window of one of our cars. 'The vehicle was inoperable after the attack.'
Geek Tyrant
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Brutal and Gory Claymation Short Film CLAYCAT'S DOOM THE DARK AGES — GeekTyrant
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Hans India
01-05-2025
- Hans India
‘Are you Hindu? You don't look Kashmiri': Man from Jalna recalls interaction with terror suspect
New Delhi: A young man from Jalna city in Maharashtra, who recently returned from Kashmir, has claimed that one of the suspected attackers in the Pahalgam terror case spoke to him a day before the carnage. 'Hindu hokya. You don't look like you are from Kashmir,' said Adarsh Raut, recalling his interaction with a man at a food stall in the Baisaran Valley on April 21. Days after the massacre of tourists, security agencies released sketches of three suspected attackers, and one of them matched the person who had spoken to him, Raut told the media on Tuesday. According to Raut, he had gone horse riding in Pahalgam on April 21 and had stopped at a 'Maggi stall' for food when a man approached him and asked him if he was a Hindu. He also told Raut that he did not look like a Kashmiri. 'The suspect then turned to his companion and said, 'There's less crowd today,' said Raut. The Jalna resident said he found the conversation a bit disturbing but did not grasp the full implication of it until the following day, when terrorists killed over two dozen tourists in cold blood in the same area. 'After I saw the sketches released by the NIA (National Investigation Agency), I connected the dots,' he claimed. Raut said he has emailed the NIA a detailed account of his experience in Kashmir.
New Indian Express
30-04-2025
- New Indian Express
Maharashtra man claims terror suspect spoke to him day before Pahalgam attack
JALNA: young man from Jalna city in Maharashtra, who recently returned from Kashmir, has claimed that one of the suspected attackers in the Pahalgam terror case spoke to him a day before the carnage. 'Hindu ho kya. You don't look like you are from Kashmir,' said Adarsh Raut, recalling his interaction with a man at a food stall in the Baisaran Valley on April 21. Twenty-six people, mostly tourists, were killed and several were injured when terrorists opened fire at a meadow near the popular tourist town of Pahalgam in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on April 22. Days after the massacre of tourists, security agencies released sketches of three suspected attackers, and one of them matched the person who had spoken to him, Raut told the media on Tuesday. According to Raut, he had gone horse riding in Pahalgam on April 21 and had stopped at a 'Maggi stall' for food when a man approached him and asked him if he was a Hindu. He also told Raut that he did not look like a Kashmiri. 'The suspect then turned to his companion and said, 'There's less crowd today,' said Raut. The Jalna resident said he found the conversation a bit disturbing but did not grasp the full implication of it until the following day, when terrorists killed over two dozen tourists in cold blood in the same area. 'After I saw the sketches released by the NIA (National Investigation Agency), I connected the dots,' he claimed. Raut said he has emailed the NIA a detailed account of his experience in Kashmir. 'I have written everything I could remember. I have also mentioned that I could not initially pay the Maggi stall owner due to network issues. I took his phone number and paid him once I came down from the hill,' he said. Raut said he has not received any response from the NIA. 'I'll cooperate with them in every possible way if they reach out to me,' he added.
