UK 3 detained in car explosion outside Liverpool hospital

LONDON: Counter-terrorism police in Britain have detained three men in connection to an explosion at a hospital Sunday in the city of Liverpool that killed one person and injured another.
The Press Association reported that counter-terrorism police said the three men, whose ages ranged from 21 to 29, were detained in the Kensington area of the city.
Police were called to reports of a blast involving a taxi at Liverpool Women's Hospital on Sunday morning. Police said the explosion had not been declared a terrorist attack, but counter-terrorism police were leading the investigation and the men were detained under the Terrorism Act.
``So far we understand, the car involved was a taxi, which pulled up at the hospital shortly before the explosion occurred,`` Merseyside Police said in a statement. ``Work is still going on to establish what has happened and could take some time before we are in a position to confirm anything.``
The male passenger of the car died and the driver was being treated for non life-threatening injuries. Police said they were ``keeping an open mind'' about what caused the explosion.
The Liverpool Women's Hospital said it immediately restricted visiting access until further notice and diverted patients to other hospitals ``where possible.''
Fire services said they extinguished the car fire rapidly, and a person had left the car before the fire ``developed to the extent that it did.''

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