Taxi explosion outside Liverpool hospital - warnings in OP

Ten of Swords

A taxi exploded outside Liverpool Womens Hospital this afternoon killing one person and injuring another.

Although not declared a terror incident it is being investigated by counter terrorism police and 2 houses elsewhere in the city have been surrounded and a police operation is ongoing.

Latest reports are that 3 men have been arrested in the last half hour

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/womens-hospital-explosion-taxi-arrest-22162461

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Rumour online taxi driver got suspicious of passenger who was pretending to be pregnant, bailed locking them in the taxi. Then he/she blew up. If true a bona fide hero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058217938/taxi-explosion-outside-liverpool-hospital

The one person killed was the passenger, according to a later statement - possibly the "terrorist", if confirmed as such.

The taxi driver is injured with non-life threatening injuries.

Jequ0n

“The report makes crystal clear that the police shot the right man, but as far as I'm aware, the wrong man exploded. Is that clear?”

Be right back

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058217938/taxi-explosion-outside-liverpool-hospital

Happened just before 11, the time of a minute's silence for today's remembrance.

Strumms

This is totally shocking...So these cúnts are now targeting maternity wards with bombs, Jesus, that’s actually the epitome of evil, purest of evil..

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118166104#Comment_118166104

And possibly people outside the hospital who might have been taking part in the minute silence.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118166104#Comment_118166104

The only new thing about it is happening in the UK. Would be considered a normal weekend elsewhere

edit: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52642503

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/12/gunmen-attack-kabul-hospital-used-by-medecins-sans-frontieres

Danzy

Seems to be a diverse attack aimed at the maternity hospital.

Not the first time globally but certainly in Europe.

Mr Burny

Possible UFF/Red Hand Commando anti NIP operation. Rumours on Twitter

A bomb attack on a maternity hospital is just part and parcel of life in a major European city.

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118166157#Comment_118166157

First time it's affected Liverpool?

Timberrrrrrrr

Injured person was the taxi driver

Jequ0n

“This is totally shocking...So these cúnts are now targeting maternity wards with bombs, Jesus, that’s actually the epitome of evil, purest of evil..”

Really? The sanctity of pregnant women or what? Are you saying any other place would have been “better”?

Also: as usual I regard all stories derived by social media channels with suspicion until they get confirmed via official channels.

Awful incident. 3 arrested according to the Guardian.

Timberrrrrrrr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118166249#Comment_118166249

I live in Liverpool and the driver is a friend of a friend (another taxi driver) who drives for Delta taxis.

Danzy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118166249#Comment_118166249

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118166153#Comment_118166153

I heard it was the Jesuits.

Jequ0n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118166256#Comment_118166256

It makes no difference to me. Humans are funny creatures and trusts get twisted all the time. I will happily wait until something is confirmed. I am not dictating that you need to do the same.

jmreire

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118166104#Comment_118166104

Maybe in this part of the world its new Strumms, but it not a new terrorist tactic in other Countries. Hospitals, School's, Mosque's, Street Markets etc. All soft targets. Had they actually got into the hospital, the carnage would have been tremendous.

Quantum Erasure

https://twitter.com/LiamThorpECHO/status/1459974499340795904

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Danzy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118166374#Comment_118166374

If it is we'll be still talking about it next week.

If it's who we know it is, it will be very quickly forgotten, same with if it had been a success, piano playing etc and lots of pretending it didn't happen.

SupplyandDemandZone

Taxi driver is an absolute legend. Saved countless lives if the bomber had of got into the hospital. Hopefully the police find the whole cell before they do more damage.

Jequ0n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118166259#Comment_118166259

?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118166542#Comment_118166542

🙄

Danzy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118166542#Comment_118166542

In fairness to them, crowds were scarce on the ground for last 18 months.

A very large % of people won't know this even happened and the powers that be will down play it, the downplaying and ignoring is actually getting worse.

In a week's time it will be completely forgotten, as if trying to blow up a maternity hospital was just another news story.

That's as shocking as the attempt.

mondeoman72

Youse need to look closer to home. Ireland, the soft lads of the world gave bail to a convicted terrroist who has jumped bail and is living in Firhouse. It appears he is to ill to attend court for extradition, but has been well enough for delivering fast food for years all over the Tallaght and surrounding areas. The article says courier - a courier collects THINGS and delivers them. Food is a thing. I know this prick. He could have been at your house.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/wanted-terrorist-living-secret-life-25173867

Beasty

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Anyone else trying to make fun out of an incident like this can expect a straight siteban

Strumms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118166249#Comment_118166249

No the sanctity of human life and vulnerable humans. Shows how low these urchins will dive ...

Atlantic Dawn

The covid seemed to have kept these fools out of the game a while, looks like they are back for more.

Jequ0n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118166966#Comment_118166966

If a bomb explodes next to you everyone is vulnerable.

The only reason anyone picks a location like this to is to get maxim media attention.

Strumms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118167061#Comment_118167061

Maximum casualties, and to have a psychological impact on the population...an attack on a hospital and the vulnerable, they failed fortunately

Jequ0n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118167071#Comment_118167071

Yes thankfully they failed. But they would have caused a much bigger victim count in a crowd compared to a building. The location was chosen on purpose counting on people to react emotionally and (possibly) hysterically.

The real damage is the hysteria after the event, when people start to see enemies everywhere when facts aren’t even confirmed yet.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118167071#Comment_118167071

It was a catastrophic failure.

Thank goodness the taxi driver escaped relatively unscathed.

Local Journalist reporting from a standoff related to the attack. ITs not over yet.

https://twitter.com/LiamThorpECHO

https://twitter.com/LiamThorpECHO/status/1459995091817357317

Danzy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118167097#Comment_118167097

What hysteria?

There is barely even disapproval at this stage.

People, society, Govt are frightened to talk about it, they might have to do something and anything but deference will likely be met with widespread disorder.

ACitizenErased

Strange that Merseyside Police have still not declared it as a terror incident when it quite clearly is. Counter terror police have taken the lead but it's not a terror incident???

ACitizenErased

That stand off seems to be serious. Negotiators on scene and armed police from Wales have just arrived too.

https://twitter.com/LiamThorpECHO/status/1460009233928364037?s=20

Timberrrrrrrr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118167192#Comment_118167192

Extra police at hospitals all over Merseyside and Manchester so extra police drafted in from surrounding areas

Jequ0n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118167177#Comment_118167177

Oh how would you call something like this then?

“..So these cúnts are now targeting maternity wards with bombs, Jesus, that’s actually the epitome of evil, purest of evil..”

I call it hysteria, and this is not an attack on said poster.

thefallingman

Religion isn’t blowing people up, people are.

listermint

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118167184#Comment_118167184

Gonna go out on a limb here and say they are busy dotting all the connections to this group to prevent anyone getting away or other equivalent attacks before they let loose with the known knowns.

Darc19

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118167187#Comment_118167187

Catholicism has been here for hundreds of years and you had sinn fein / IRA using it as an excuse for murder especially in the UK. You also have some fervent Catholics making death threats against anyone involved in abortion.

Yet people don't ostracise all Catholics because of a minority who use it and abuse it for their own agenda.

So why ostracise all Muslims because of a dystopian few?

The police have been on this road since this afternoon. There was talk of a stand-off. Now an evacuation of area. This guy is on the scene

https://twitter.com/liamthorpecho/status/1460028830568136709?s=21

old_aussie

David Perry, the taxi driver who apparently locked a suicide bomber in his car after being told to take him to Poppy Day parade in Liverpool on Sunday. 

Hero Mr Perry only needed stitches after the ordeal and is already home, a family friend told MailOnline, hours after police arrested three suspects and evacuated dozens of houses as part of a terror probe.   

The source explained Mr Perry was asked by the alleged bomber to go to Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral, but the passenger changed his mind because of road closures and requested a stop at the city's Women's Hospital. 

As he pulled into the hospital, 'David noticed the man had some kind of light attached to his clothing and was messing around with it. He jumped out and locked the car.' 

He received stitches to his ear, treatment for 'non-life threatening' cuts and bruises and was discharged at 6:30pm on Sunday. 

old_aussie

The incident took place as a Remembrance service involving more than 2,000 military personnel, veterans and civic dignitaries, was happening at the city's cathedral less than a mile away. A close friend of Mr Perry's told MailOnline they believed the original target was the Remembrance service.

Fair play to that taxi driver, he has saved countless lives.

don't envy any taxi drivers today.. wouldn't like to be going out to work this morning.

I’ve just seen a video of the explosion, which happened while the driver was still in the car! You can see him getting out of the car just as it caught fire.

thefallingman

It's only a matter of time before Shannon airport is hit imo. I hope this taxi man is well looked after what a real hero.

Taxi driver needs to do the lotto. That video is simply incredible. And by all accounts, minor wounds as he is at home with family. The psychological trauma will be with him for a while.