"Dan Barr, a former soldier who brought Liverpool parade attacker Paul Doyle's rampage to an end by climbing into the back seat of his car and moving the gear stick to park, has spoken out for the first time. The former soldier, 41, from Birkenhead, Wirral, said he doesn't think his actions were "anything special" and would "do it again." Mr Barr has been described as a hero" for his intervention."
"The former soldier, 41, from Birkenhead, Wirral, said he doesn't think his actions were "anything special" and would "do it again." Mr Barr has been described as a hero" for his intervention. Doyle, 54, formerly of Burghill Road, West Derby, has been jailed for 21 years and six months, after ploughing his car into 134 football fans during a two-minute anger-fuelled rampage."
A former soldier intervened to stop a car rampage at a Liverpool parade by climbing into the back seat, moving the gear stick and parking the vehicle. The intervener is a 41-year-old from Birkenhead, Wirral, who said he would do the same again and did not consider his actions anything special. The man has been described as a hero for preventing further harm. The attacker, 54 and formerly of Burghill Road, West Derby, drove into 134 football fans during a two-minute, anger-fuelled rampage. The attacker received a sentence of 21 years and six months in prison.
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