at least 20 people have been injured after a vehicle was driven through barricades into crowds taking part in a holiday parade in the us state of wisconsin. the police chief in the town of waukesha said police had recovered a suspect vehicle. and the mayor of the town, sean reilly, here he is now, live with the latest. my reilly, here he is now, live with the latest. reilly, here he is now, live with the latest. my heart goes out to all of with the latest. my heart goes out to all of those with the latest. my heart goes out to all of those affected - with the latest. my heart goes out to all of those affected by| out to all of those affected by this senseless act. my heart goes out to those injured as well as to their families. my heart goes out to those who are witness to these events. my heart goes out to those who lost a loved one tonight. i want to thank all of those who sprang into action tonight to provide help and comfort to those who were injured. i pray for all
Welcome to bbc news. i m david eades. our top stories. a car s driven into a holiday parade in the american state of wisconsin, injuring more than 20 people with reports at least one person s died. a very tragic incident, a very chaotic incident. there is no other threats involved. the scene is now safe. the missing chinese tennis player peng shuai tells olympic officials in a video call that she s safe and well
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