Three men have been arrested under the UK's Terrorism Act after a person was killed in a car explosion outside a hospital in Liverpool.
Police were called to reports of a blast involving a taxi at Liverpool Women's Hospital on Sunday morning, local time.
"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.
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"Work is still going on to establish what has happened and could take some time before we are in a position to confirm anything."
However, counter-terror police later confirmed they had arrested three men, aged 29, 26 and 21, have been arrested after counter-terrorism police took charge of the investigation.
One person died in the explosion and another man was being treated for non life-threatening injuries.
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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."
With Associated Press.
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