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| 28 March 2024, Thursday |

Car explodes outside UK hospital killing one, investigation on

One person was killed when a car exploded outside Liverpool Women’s hospital on Sunday. British counter-terrorism officials are investigating the incident.
“Unfortunately, we can confirm that one person has died and another has been taken to hospital where he is being treated for his injuries, which thankfully are not life threatening,” Merseyside Police said in a statement.
“We are keeping an open mind as to what caused the explosion but given how it has happened, out of caution, counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation,” it added.
As per investigators, the car involved in the blast was a taxi. It exploded shorty after pulling up at the hospital in northwest England.
The explosion was not declared a terrorist incident immediately.