British anti-terror police are questioning three men in connection with the explosion in a taxi in Liverpool on Sunday, which according to the police was a failed terrorist attack.
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One man who was a passenger in the taxi lost his life in the explosion, which took place outside the Women’s Hospital in the center of Liverpool on Sunday.
The blast occurred just before 11 a.m. local time, shortly before the British held a two-minute silence in connection with Remembrance Day commemorating the country’s fallen soldiers.
Russ Jackson, who heads the police’s anti-terrorism unit in the area, mentions according to BBC the explosion as “an act of terrorism”, caused by an explosive charge “built by the passenger”.
Three men aged 21, 26 and 29 have been arrested and questioned on Monday. The British security service MI5 is assisting the police in the investigation.
Hailed as a hero
Taxi driver David Perry is hailed by Liverpool Mayor Joanne Anderson, who says he probably averted the loss of many lives.
The driver locked the doors of the car just before the explosion and thus probably prevented the passenger from going in and out of the hospital.