Men detained under Terrorism Act after incident outside hospital that also injured taxi driver. Three men have been arrested under terror legislation after a passenger was killed when the taxi he was in exploded outside a Liverpool hospital. The men – aged 29, 26 and 21 – were detained in the Kensington area of the city and arrested under the Terrorism Act, police said. The male passenger was declared dead at the scene outside the Women’s hospital and is yet to be formally identified. The taxi driver was injured in the explosion on Sunday morning and he remains in hospital in a stable condition. In a statement, counter-terrorism police north-west said: “We are leading the investigation with support from Merseyside police, and are keeping an open mind as to what has caused the explosion. We are working at a rapid pace to try and establish the circumstances behind this and will update in due course.” Liverpool’s mayor, Joanne Anderson, described the incident as “unsettling and upsetting” as she thanked the emergency services for their swift response. Police were called at 10.59am on Sunday morning to reports of a car explosion outside the city centre hospital. Photographs of a burning car quickly circulated on social media, as well as reports that the bomb squad was in attendance, alongside police, fire crews and the ambulance service. “Unfortunately, we can confirm that one person has died and another has been taken to hospital where he is being treated for his injuries, which thankfully are not life threatening,” Merseyside police said.
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siehe auch: UK: Counterterror police investigating taxi explosion outside Liverpool hospital. One person has died and another was injured after a taxi exploded outside the Liverpool Women’s Hospital, authorities said. Police arrested three men in connection with the blast, although the cause remains unclear. A car exploded outside a hospital in the British city of Liverpool on Sunday, killing at least one person. While the cause of the incident remains unclear, local police said that counterterrorism officers are currently in charge of the investigation. “We are keeping an open mind as to what caused the explosion but given how it has happened, out of caution, Counter Terrorism Police are leading the investigation,” Merseyside county police said in a statement.