London police on Sunday released a 47-year-old man arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a car crash outside the Natural History Museum injured 11 people.<\/p>\n
Police said Sunday the man was released \u201cunder investigation.\u201d He has not been charged or identified. Police have not provided details about the collision.<\/p>\n
The crash Saturday afternoon on Exhibition Road in London\u2019s busy museum district was initially feared to be a possible terrorist attack similar to incidents earlier this year when extremists in vehicles attacked pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and on London Bridge.<\/p>\n
The concern sparked a substantial police response to the car crash, with numerous ambulances sent to the scene along with a hazardous area response team. Shops were evacuated as a precaution.<\/p>\n
Police said after several hours of urgent investigation that it was a road traffic collision not related to terrorism.<\/p>\n
Metropolitan Police detective Darren Case said the collision raised fears because of where It occurred and because of the number of pedestrians involved.<\/p>\n
\u201cI fully appreciate the concern and alarm this incident caused,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said none of the head and leg injuries turned out to be serious and that most of the nine people who had been hospitalized have been released.<\/p>\n
Police are asking eyewitnesses, and anyone with photographs or video of the incident, to get in touch to help the inquiry.<\/p>\n
Britain\u2019s official terrorist threat level is set at \u201csevere\u201d indicating an attack is likely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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