1 dead, 1 injured after car explosion in UK's Liverpool

One person was killed and another was injured in a vehicle explosion outside the Women's Hospital in Liverpool in northern England on Sunday.

One person was killed and another was injured in a vehicle explosion outside the Women's Hospital in Liverpool in northern England on Sunday, police said, adding that counter-terrorism officers were leading the investigation.

Merseyside Police said in a statement that they understood that the car involved was a taxi which had pulled up at the hospital shortly before the explosion occurred.