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UK raises terror level to 'severe' following Liverpool car explosion

Police and forensic officers carry out a fingertip search at Liverpool Women’s hospital

Police and forensic officers carry out a fingertip search at Liverpool Women’s hospital Source: Getty

British police say an explosion in a taxi outside Liverpool Women's Hospital in the northwest of England that killed a man is being treated as a terrorist incident, but the motive remains unclear.


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By Allan Lee

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British police say an explosion in a taxi outside Liverpool Women's Hospital in the northwest of England that killed a man is being treated as a terrorist incident, but the motive remains unclear.



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