Sheffield: Police believe hit-and-run was 'targeted' incident

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Sheffield: Police believe hit-and-run was 'targeted' incident
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Six people were injured when a car hit a crowd in Sheffield city centre.

Six people were injured when a car hit a crowd on Sunday morning in what police believe was a targeted incident.South Yorkshire Police now believe the vehicle was used "deliberately to cause harm and damage" before driving off.

Police said no one suffered life-threatening injuries but there may be more people who were hurt and have not sought medical help. Det Insp Andy Knowles said: "At this stage of the investigation, we believe that this was a targeted incident and that the vehicle was used deliberately to cause harm and damage.

"This is clearly an incredibly serious and dangerous offence, and we have a team of officers from all across the force working to progress enquiries and identify those involved as swiftly as possible." On Sunday police said they were treating the incident as a "series of assaults", which were not thought to be linked to terrorism.The vehicle believed to have been involved has since been located and recovered.

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