The attack carried out yesterday in
Liverpool,
where the explosion of a bomb in a taxi caused the death of a man and the wounding of the taxi driver
was formally declared as an act of "terrorism"
.
This was announced by the local police.
At the moment, 4 men between 21 and 29 years of age have been arrested for the episode.
The taxi driver was instead referred to as "a hero".
The announcement was made in a briefing by Russ Jackson, the head of counterterrorism in the North West of England, after yesterday investigators had initially avoided pointing to the terrorist trail at the origin of the incident. Jackson spoke of the explosion of a "rudimentary" device and specified that the motive of those who made it "has yet to be understood". However, he did not exclude that the goal could be one of the commemorations of Remembrance Day, an anniversary in which the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth countries remember the war dead, which was taking place just yesterday morning not far from the Liverpool Women's Hospital: the large hospital before which the explosion occurred, followed by a fire in the car. "We are aware of the fact that Remembrance Day events were taking place a short distance away, we cannot draw conclusions at the moment, but it is a line of investigation that we are following ", he limited himself to saying about it. According to the reconstruction that emerged in the media , the only victim appears to be the suspected bomber. While the injured, not in serious condition, is the taxi driver David Perry, who - noticing some strange maneuver of his passenger - would have stopped the vehicle, getting out and locking the doors to leave you closed inside the individual just in time before the explosion. For this Perry was praised as a hero by both the tabloids and the mayor of Liverpool, Joanne Anderson. Premier Boris Johnson and Interior Minister Priti Patel also meanwhile theepisode calling it "horrible" and letting people know that they are constantly updated on investigative developments. Developments including the fourth arrest in the last few hours, in addition to yesterday's three, against alleged accomplices or supporters of the suspected dead bomber. Among other things, the agents searched last night - as part of an operation conducted by special departments - a house in the English city where it is believed that the explosives may have been prepared and stored.another raid last night - as part of an operation conducted by special departments - a house in the English city where it is believed that the explosives may have been prepared and stored.another raid last night - as part of an operation conducted by special departments - a house in the English city where it is believed that the explosives may have been prepared and stored.