Three men were arrested in Liverpool on Sunday over possible involvement in blowing up a taxi car at a hospital earlier in the day. A male passenger was killed and the taxi driver wounded in a hospital, international news agencies report. The three suspects have been arrested under the British terrorism law as the police consider an act of terrorism in the ongoing investigation. It concerns men aged 21, 26 and 29 who were arrested in the Kensington district.
Investigators consider it unlikely that the explosion just before 11 a.m. on Sunday was caused by a defect in the vehicle, the British newspaper writes. The Guardian. The explosion happened at the main entrance to Liverpool Women’s Hospital and police are trying to determine if the location may be of significance. The taxi driver was able to escape the flames and is in stable condition in hospital, according to police. The taxi was completely burnt out.
The investigation is being led by the Counter-Terrorism Police with the assistance of MI5 Security Service, which is called in to gather intelligence to fight terrorism. Liverpool Mayor Joanne Anderson and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have expressed their horror at the explosion. “My thoughts are with everyone affected by the terrible incident in Liverpool today,” he said. wrote Johnson Sunday night on Twitter.
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