#eyewitness-account

#eyewitness-account

According to Erin Thielman, who was near the scuffle as it unfolded, that wasn't exactly how it happened. He was not tackled, and that's what brought him down to the ground.

While the world watched in on TV as the US and Israel attacked Iran and Iran retaliated with strikes on targets in the Middle East, Limerick man John Hayes was watching missiles fly overhead in the sky above him. The Dubai-based journalist saw explosions in the sky as the city's air-defence missile system began taking out missile after missile, drone after drone.

'It only took like 15 or 20 minutes for us to get out to the site, and the military was already there.'

Eyewitnesses reported that the owner of the car was then knocked down while trying to stop the vehicle from taking off down the road, which contains a steep hill on the Blackpool end.

Stephanie Baisden described feeling 'extremely terrified' as the defendant attempted to attack the ambulance with a sword, illustrating the chaos during the incident.