BBC: “Three men have been arrested under the Terrorism Act after a man was killed in a car explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital. Just before 11:00 GMT the car – said to be a taxi – pulled up and exploded shortly afterwards, police said.
“The passenger of the vehicle 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 Sutcliffe Street in the Kensington area of the city.
“They added they were continuing to ‘keep an open mind about the cause of the explosion’ and were working with Merseyside Police as the investigation continued ‘at pace’. Armed officers have carried out raids on a property in Rutland Avenue near Sefton Park, and also in Boaler Street in Kensington. Police have not confirmed if the raids are related to the blast at the hospital. BBC correspondent Phil McCann later said armed officers and specialist police negotiators had arrived at a street near Sefton Park.”