ONE Dead, Three Arrested After Taxi Explodes Outside Liverpool Women's Hospital
ONE Dead, Three Arrested After Taxi Explodes Outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital
SUNDAY SCARE
Counter-terror investigators are leading the investigation into an “incident” involving an exploding Taxi.
Barbie Latza Nadeau, Correspondent-At-Large
Updated Nov. 14, 2021 2:38PM ET Published Nov. 14, 2021 11:09AM ET
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Three men have been arrested under the British Terrorism act after one man was killed and another injured when a taxi exploded in the parking lot of the Liverpool Women’s Hospital in England on Sunday morning.
Local police confirmed that counter-terrorism investigators were summoned to lead the investigation, but have not confirmed if the car exploded due to a bomb. The deceased has been described by law enforcement as a male passenger in the taxi and the injured man was said to be the driver, who was reported to be in stable condition.
Chief Constable Serena Kennedy of the local Merseyside Police department told reporters that people heard a “bang” before dark smoke wafted from the area. The taxi exploded at 11:59 a.m., just moments after it arrived at the hospital, which specializes in obstetrics, gynecology and neonatology research, according to the hospital website. The hospital was recently featured in the British Channel 4 series One Born Every Minute and is described as the largest hospital of its kind in Europe. Many of the patients were shuttled to other facilities as a precaution, according to a hospital spokesman.
“Our police and emergency services are working hard to establish what happened and it is right they are given the time and space to do so,” she said amid speculation that in fact a bomb had been detonated. “The emergency services have well-rehearsed plans for dealing with major incidents. Our response is ongoing at the hospital and will be for some time.”
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