Pedestrians mown down by van Leicester not terrorist

[saaby93]

How come if pedestrians are mown down by a van in Leicester it's not a terrorist incident?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-leicesters...

beeb said:

Van driver Lugman Aslam, 26, of Warren View, Leicester, was jailed for five years after pleading guilty to dangerous driving and attempting to commit grievous bodily harm with intent.

Lucky no-one was killed
The same offence under terrorism laws would attract ......?

[saaby93]

mac96 said:

Well, he had a previous altercation with the guys he knocked down, and his motivation appears to have been personal. In which case it is by definition not terrorism.

There was something about a religious festival?