Britain taxi explosion outside hospital declared act of terror

London, November 15

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An explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital on Remembrance Sunday has been declared a terror incident by the British police on Monday.

The motive behind the attack, which ended in one fatality, remains unclear as Britain’s Counter Terrorism Police lead an investigation into the case involving a taxi explosion, alongside MI5 intelligence agency.

A fourth suspect has been arrested as part of the ongoing investigation as the Head of Counter Terrorism Policing North West, Russ Jackson, said the taxi passenger appeared to have made an “improvised explosive device” which caused the blast.

“The fare — a man — had asked to be taken to Liverpool Women’s Hospital, which was about 10 minutes away,” Jackson told reporters.

“As the taxi approached the drop-off point at the hospital an explosion occurred from within the car. This quickly engulfed it in flames. Remarkably the taxi driver escaped from the cab,” he said.

Earlier, three male suspects aged between 21 and 29 were arrested under the Terrorism Act following the car explosion outside the women’s hospital. — PTI