Three arrested Liverpool explosion under Terrorism Act after car blast at the hospital
A taxi carrying one passenger pulled up just before 11:00 GMT - as a national two-minute silence for Remembrance, Sunday was due to begin - and exploded. The passenger was declared dead at the scene and is yet to be formally identified.
The male driver was injured and is in hospital in a stable condition. Detectives from Counter Terrorism Police North West said three men - aged 29, 26 and 21 - were detained in the Kensington area of the city.
They said they were continuing to keep an open mind about the cause of the blast and were working with Merseyside Police as the investigation continued "at pace". The security service, MI5, is also assisting.
Armed officers have carried out raids on properties on Rutland Avenue near Sefton Park and Boaler Street in Kensington.
Specialist officers remain outside a house on Rutland Avenue in operation police say is linked to the explosion. Police negotiators are on the scene, a fire crew is on standby, and several residents have been evacuated.
A large cordon, guarded by uniformed officers, is in place. Carl Bessant, whose partner had just had a baby, was inside the hospital at the time of the blast." My partner is shaking up, to be honest," he said.
"We were so close, and she was feeding the baby when it happened. We heard a loud bang and looked out of the window."We saw the car on fire, and someone jumped out... screaming, and there was someone inside the vehicle."The hospital shut down, no-one in or out, so they said, but people were using the back entrance."
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