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UK terror threat level raised to ‘severe’ following Liverpool explosion

LONDON (Xinhua China Daily) -- Britain’s terror threat level has been upgraded from “substantial” to “severe” following an explosion outside a Liverpool hospital that had been declared a terrorist incident on Monday.

A surveillance camera footage shows a man extinguishing a burning taxi following an explosion, outside Liverpool Women’s hospital in Liverpool, Britain Nov 14, 2021 in this still image obtained from a video on Nov 15, 2021.

The upgrade, confirmed by British Home Secretary Priti Patel, means further attacks are judged to be “highly likely.”
“The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre are now increasing the UK’s threat level from substantial to severe,” Patel told local media.
“And there’s a reason for that, and that reason is because what we saw yesterday is the second incident in a month.”
The “severe” level is the second highest alert in Britain, whose five-level terrorism threat alert system consists of “low, moderate, substantial, severe and critical.”
Sunday’s explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital was caused by “the ignition of an explosive device” that was brought into the vehicle by a male passenger, said Russ Jackson, chief of counter-terrorism unit in northwest England.
The male passenger died in the explosion and the taxi driver managed to escape. The police believe they know the identity of the passenger, but cannot confirm it at the moment. The motivation for the incident remains unclear.
Four men in their 20s have been arrested under the Terrorism Act.
The injured cab driver, who locked the passenger in the car during the incident, has been hailed a hero.
“The taxi driver, in his heroic efforts, has managed to divert what could have been an absolutely awful disaster at the hospital,” said Liverpool Mayor Joanne Anderson.




(Latest Update November 17, 2021)


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