Forensic officers work outside Liverpool Women's Hospital, following a car blast, in Liverpool, Britain, November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Ed Sykes
LONDON - British police said on Monday they had conducted a controlled explosion after a blast in a taxi outside a hospital in Liverpool on Sunday which was declared a terrorist incident by the authorities.
"Officers investigating the explosion at Liverpool Women's Hospital yesterday... have carried out a controlled explosion as a precaution at Sefton Park in Liverpool as part of the ongoing investigation," Greater Manchester Police said in a statement.
"There is believed to be no wider risk to the public and the investigation continues."
