1 Dead In Car Explosion Outside Hospital In UK, 3 Arrested

London:

Counter-terrorism officers arrested three males after a car exploded exterior a hospital within the northern English metropolis of Liverpool on Sunday, killing one particular person and wounding one other, police mentioned.

A male passenger within the automotive was declared useless on the scene, whereas the male driver was injured and was in hospital in a steady situation, police mentioned.

Counter-terrorism officers mentioned they have been investigating the case with native police and that they have been conserving an open thoughts as to what had occurred.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson mentioned his ideas have been with these individuals affected and inside minister Priti Patel mentioned she was being saved usually up to date.

Three males – aged 29, 26, and 21 – have been detained within the Kensington space of the town and arrested below the Terrorism Act, police mentioned in a press release.

Chief Constable Serena Kennedy mentioned police have been referred to as to reviews of a automotive explosion simply earlier than 1100 GMT exterior Liverpool Ladies’s Hospital, simply as a Remembrance Day Service was commemorating warfare useless on the close by Liverpool Cathedral.

Police mentioned they understood that the automotive concerned was a taxi that pulled up on the hospital shortly earlier than the explosion occurred.

“Work continues to be ongoing to determine what has occurred,” Kennedy advised reporters.

“We’re conserving an open thoughts as to what induced the explosion however given the way it has occurred, out of warning, counter-terrorism police are main the investigation supported by Merseyside Police.”

Police mentioned the explosion had not been declared a terrorist incident at this stage.

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