An explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital on Remembrance Sunday has been declared a terror incident by police.
A taxi exploded and was engulfed in flames just before 11:00 GMT at a drop-off zone near the entrance, killing the passenger and injuring the driver.
The cabbie, named locally as David Perry, was declared a hero by Liverpool Mayor Joanne Anderson for locking the suspect inside the vehicle.
Four men have been arrested in the city under the Terrorism Act.
Security sources said that the possibility of an Islamist terrorist attack was under investigation.
They also confirmed that detectives were examining whether there was any significance to the timing of the incident, shortly before the two-minute silence on Remembrance Sunday.
Footage of yesterday’s attack in #Liverpool. There are reports that the driver, Dave Perry, realised his taxi passenger had a bomb and refused to unlock the car. The device detonated and luckily Dave survived. It’s likely the device didn’t fully detonate as was planned. pic.twitter.com/BKZncUtsZV
— Jake Hanrahan (@Jake_Hanrahan) November 15, 2021
