LONDON — A Liverpool taxi driver was being hailed as a hero on Monday by local leaders who say that he prevented greater harm after a car explosion outside a hospital in the northern English city the day before left one person dead and the driver wounded.
Three men were arrested under the British Terrorism Act in relation to the blast, but officials provided few details, including the cause of the explosion.
Security camera footage taken at the scene shows the taxi pulling up at the entrance to Liverpool Women’s Hospital moments before a blast appears to blow the windows out of the vehicle. White smoke can be seen rising from the car as the driver leaps out of the front seat.
Within seconds, the entire vehicle can be seen engulfed in flames. The passenger in the taxi was killed. The driver was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries, but local reports indicated that…
