| Liverpool hospital bomb 23:15 - Nov 14 with 4283 views | britferry |
This taxi driver, what a quick thinking hero...
Taxi driver 'locked suicide bomber in his car after spotting explosives' before blast ripped through the car outside Liverpool maternity hospital seconds before Poppy Day silence, killing the cab passenger - as anti-terror police arrest three in raids
- Taxi driver apparently locked a suicide bomber in his car after spotting he was carrying explosives on Sunday
- Three men were later arrested as part of a terror probe after a taxi pulled up and then exploded in Liverpool
- One person died, one injured in explosion reported at 10:59am, seconds before 11am Remembrance silence
- Armed police officers swarmed Boaler Street in Kensington, Liverpool where they arrested the three suspects
- Armed police also sealed off Rutland Avenue near Sefton Park in a raid thought to be part of the terror probe
A taxi driver apparently locked a suicide bomber in his car after spotting explosives before a blast ripped through the vehicle outside a maternity hospital in Liverpool on Sunday.
The explosion, reported at 10:59am, came moments before the nation fell silent to mark Remembrance Day and killed the cab passenger and injured the driver, named locally as David Perry.
The car passenger, a man, was declared dead at the scene and is yet to be formally identified. Perry injured and was tonight being treated for burns and shrapnel injuries which police said are 'not life threatening'.
The incident took place as a remembrance service involving scores of military personnel, veterans and civic dignitaries, was happening at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral less than a mile away.
A close friend of Perry's told MailOnline the family believe the original target was the Remembrance service: 'The passenger asked David to go to the cathedral so we believe that was the intended target. But they got stuck in heavy traffic so the passenger asked to go to the hospital instead.'
Unconfirmed reports on social media suggested Perry averted disaster by locking his passenger inside. Stephen Thomas said online: 'The taxi driver is my mate, and he spotted the passenger acting suspicious. He's in hospital, luckily he escaped just before but he did suffer some injuries.' [Post edited 15 Nov 2021 9:10]
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 14:08 - Nov 15 with 1012 views | onehunglow |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 14:04 - Nov 15 by Boundy |
No mention from two posters about the guy who died as to why he died , just that someone ( not necessary the driver himself ) stated he locked the vehicle before the device went off and their sad frenzied attempt to discredit the driver. Pretty shameful |
Sometimes Boundy,one realises just how warped some minds are.
People who opine as you highlight are just that.
I dread to think what would have happened if the bomber had got it right.
Even then,angry would blame Police. | |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 14:13 - Nov 15 with 993 views | CountyJim |
Was quick thinking thank god the main bomb didn't go off the security guy at least would have been in trouble he was pretty close |  | | |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 14:15 - Nov 15 with 990 views | Boundy |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 14:08 - Nov 15 by onehunglow |
Sometimes Boundy,one realises just how warped some minds are.
People who opine as you highlight are just that.
I dread to think what would have happened if the bomber had got it right.
Even then,angry would blame Police. |
Nothing surprises me anymore , the world is full of good people interspersed with a collection of no hopers just willing to see the bad in folk . Its easy to criticise from behind a laptop screen but I wonder how many would have acted in the way that brave man did . | |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 14:16 - Nov 15 with 990 views | Professor |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 14:08 - Nov 15 by onehunglow |
Sometimes Boundy,one realises just how warped some minds are.
People who opine as you highlight are just that.
I dread to think what would have happened if the bomber had got it right.
Even then,angry would blame Police. |
Rich/Boundy
Seeing plenty from colleagues in the city today. Pretty uniform that this driver did all he could to avoid a disaster. Looks like the detonator rather than the full bomb in the car. I hate to think the consequences if the bomber got to the Cathedral or Liverpool One, or bustling streets like Hanover and Bold Street.
Whilst we know the City Rich, it's worth pointing out that from the Women's down to the Mersey is pretty much built up and busy. The Women's is pretty open, and though far from ideal was probably the best option open. | | | |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 14:16 - Nov 15 with 987 views | onehunglow |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 14:13 - Nov 15 by CountyJim |
Was quick thinking thank god the main bomb didn't go off the security guy at least would have been in trouble he was pretty close |
It’s a busy women’s hospital Jim.
Our s in law was at ours when he got called into work.
He was gone for 14 hours
He s referred to as a Pig by posters on this site | |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 14:47 - Nov 15 with 964 views | KeithHaynes |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 10:02 - Nov 15 by Lohengrin |
The other factor is the scale of the problem, Keith. The security services have finite resources and they are having to deal with way too many balls to competently juggle.
The targeting of a maternity unit? It’s too horrific to contemplate. |
It’s hard to even try and understand mate, I mean it’s just fortunate nobody except the terrorist was killed. It has to be the single most barbaric act of terrorism ( the idea ) this country has ever witnessed. |  |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 15:33 - Nov 15 with 927 views | Boundy |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 14:47 - Nov 15 by KeithHaynes |
It’s hard to even try and understand mate, I mean it’s just fortunate nobody except the terrorist was killed. It has to be the single most barbaric act of terrorism ( the idea ) this country has ever witnessed. |
Yesterday had the potential to have been far worse than it was but I'm afraid its been successfully preceded too many times by other terrorist groups actions , some recent some not so .
"Today we were unlucky, but remember we only have to be lucky once. You will have to be lucky always" . | |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 16:00 - Nov 15 with 907 views | onehunglow |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 14:16 - Nov 15 by Professor |
Rich/Boundy
Seeing plenty from colleagues in the city today. Pretty uniform that this driver did all he could to avoid a disaster. Looks like the detonator rather than the full bomb in the car. I hate to think the consequences if the bomber got to the Cathedral or Liverpool One, or bustling streets like Hanover and Bold Street.
Whilst we know the City Rich, it's worth pointing out that from the Women's down to the Mersey is pretty much built up and busy. The Women's is pretty open, and though far from ideal was probably the best option open. |
As yet Paul,I haven’t seen my son in law .
He was pretty much shattered after it all but it’s what he volunteers to do every time he retrains for his AFO authority .
I would never do it,although I led my section into some very dangerous situations but I didn’t deal with a terrorism issue .Glad to have swerved that | |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 16:43 - Nov 15 with 880 views | angryjack |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 13:49 - Nov 15 by Boundy |
I suppose you have years of experience in reacting to similar incidents ? There's more than one way to lock /unlock a vehicle without actually putting a key into a lock |
Wtf you on about I just made observation which is fact what I seen with my eyes,he ran out of car and left his door open so he couldn't have locked it while still open,and driving to women hospital entrance, maybe could stopped just outside where there is park only making observation that he did run out and leave door open,so it looks like never locked it..no need get narky mush | | | |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 16:52 - Nov 15 with 876 views | Flynnidine_Zidownes |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 16:43 - Nov 15 by angryjack |
Wtf you on about I just made observation which is fact what I seen with my eyes,he ran out of car and left his door open so he couldn't have locked it while still open,and driving to women hospital entrance, maybe could stopped just outside where there is park only making observation that he did run out and leave door open,so it looks like never locked it..no need get narky mush |
Lots of taxis have the facility to lock the doors quickly to stop piss heads running off without paying. You can lock a car anyway with one door open. | | | |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 16:57 - Nov 15 with 873 views | KeithHaynes |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 16:43 - Nov 15 by angryjack |
Wtf you on about I just made observation which is fact what I seen with my eyes,he ran out of car and left his door open so he couldn't have locked it while still open,and driving to women hospital entrance, maybe could stopped just outside where there is park only making observation that he did run out and leave door open,so it looks like never locked it..no need get narky mush |
Whether he knew about the bomb until the last second will be interesting to know. I’m certain he wouldn’t have driven there had he known a bomb was in the car. | |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 17:38 - Nov 15 with 840 views | Flashberryjack |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 10:23 - Nov 15 by Flynnidine_Zidownes |
I read an article a while back that suggested there may be as many as 50,000 “persons of interest” on this watch list. You can’t keep tabs on all of them at the same time. And it’s only going to get worse as far as I can see. |
And there's more coming in daily, courtesy of the RLNI, Border patrol, Mr Macron and a complete and incompetent government.
I wonder where these filthy scum of the earth will target next. |  |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 18:11 - Nov 15 with 826 views | DwightYorkeSuperstar |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 08:40 - Nov 15 by Lohengrin |
Looking from the outside in it appears as if the security services dropped the ball on this. The fact that there was a round up within hours tells me that, once again, ‘the suspects were known to the authorities.’
Also the fact that the terrorist apparently asked to be taken to a maternity hospital as he had run out of time to reach the original target tells you the level of sub-humanity we are dealing with. |
Or they examined what other numbers the passenger was in frequent contact with, or they looked up who else lived with the suspect, or they did X, Y, Z.
It is unlike you to jump to conclusions so quickly.
It of course does not help when the Mayor is spouting Facebook rumours as fact so quickly after the event occurred. |  |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 18:15 - Nov 15 with 823 views | Lohengrin |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 18:11 - Nov 15 by DwightYorkeSuperstar |
Or they examined what other numbers the passenger was in frequent contact with, or they looked up who else lived with the suspect, or they did X, Y, Z.
It is unlike you to jump to conclusions so quickly.
It of course does not help when the Mayor is spouting Facebook rumours as fact so quickly after the event occurred. |
I shouldn’t have thought the passenger’s phone was in any condition to yield information.
We’ll know more in the coming days. |  |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 18:19 - Nov 15 with 814 views | DwightYorkeSuperstar |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 18:15 - Nov 15 by Lohengrin |
I shouldn’t have thought the passenger’s phone was in any condition to yield information.
We’ll know more in the coming days. |
Very true.
It's entirely possible that the taxi company shared what number was used to make contact with them and book the vehicle however. | |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 18:28 - Nov 15 with 807 views | Lohengrin |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 18:19 - Nov 15 by DwightYorkeSuperstar |
Very true.
It's entirely possible that the taxi company shared what number was used to make contact with them and book the vehicle however. |
Well, possibly? It is doubtful a suicide bomber would go to too much trouble in covering their tracks.
As I said, we’ll see. | |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 19:33 - Nov 15 with 756 views | onehunglow |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 18:28 - Nov 15 by Lohengrin |
Well, possibly? It is doubtful a suicide bomber would go to too much trouble in covering their tracks.
As I said, we’ll see. |
There is much work still going on here ,trust me.
ARVs increased in all Merseyside districts.God bless em all. | |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 20:52 - Nov 15 with 725 views | britferry |
32yo Syrian asylum seeker | |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 21:16 - Nov 15 with 696 views | Flashberryjack |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 20:52 - Nov 15 by britferry |
32yo Syrian asylum seeker |
What a surprise, sadly, it won't be the last | |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 21:23 - Nov 15 with 690 views | Flynnidine_Zidownes |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 20:52 - Nov 15 by britferry |
32yo Syrian asylum seeker |
Do you think he’ll be granted it? | | | |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 21:33 - Nov 15 with 684 views | majorraglan |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 18:15 - Nov 15 by Lohengrin |
I shouldn’t have thought the passenger’s phone was in any condition to yield information.
We’ll know more in the coming days. |
But the phone company would be, pretty sure they could turn a list of calls to and from pretty quickly because my service provider gives me itemised billing.
Things like Messenger and What’s App May take longer. [Post edited 15 Nov 2021 21:34]
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 21:43 - Nov 15 with 669 views | Lohengrin |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 21:33 - Nov 15 by majorraglan |
But the phone company would be, pretty sure they could turn a list of calls to and from pretty quickly because my service provider gives me itemised billing.
Things like Messenger and What’s App May take longer. [Post edited 15 Nov 2021 21:34]
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Which, I think, would take us right back to my original contention of him being already known to the authorities. Given the speed of the roundup and what looks to be an identification of the corpse it all points toward exactly that. | |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 21:45 - Nov 15 with 666 views | 73__73 |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 20:52 - Nov 15 by britferry |
32yo Syrian asylum seeker |
Kilkenny said these were good people. Fu*king idiot | |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 00:32 - Nov 16 with 615 views | DwightYorkeSuperstar |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 21:43 - Nov 15 by Lohengrin |
Which, I think, would take us right back to my original contention of him being already known to the authorities. Given the speed of the roundup and what looks to be an identification of the corpse it all points toward exactly that. |
There was nearly 5 hours between the incident and the first raid on a nearby house.
It's entirely possible they had both his telephone number, address and name within minutes after contacting the taxi company. They likely had his phone and SMS records not long.
I'm truly baffled as to why you contend he was known to them.
He might have been, he might not have been.
The 5 hours between the incident and initial raid offers no insight into the above however.
It's already come to light that the taxi driver did not lock the suicide bomber in the car. Hopefully that idiotic Mayor faces repercussions. | |
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| Liverpool hospital bomb on 08:22 - Nov 16 with 532 views | Lohengrin |
| Liverpool hospital bomb on 00:32 - Nov 16 by DwightYorkeSuperstar |
There was nearly 5 hours between the incident and the first raid on a nearby house.
It's entirely possible they had both his telephone number, address and name within minutes after contacting the taxi company. They likely had his phone and SMS records not long.
I'm truly baffled as to why you contend he was known to them.
He might have been, he might not have been.
The 5 hours between the incident and initial raid offers no insight into the above however.
It's already come to light that the taxi driver did not lock the suicide bomber in the car. Hopefully that idiotic Mayor faces repercussions. |
” I'm truly baffled as to why you contend he was known to them.”
Because as it turns out he was previously arrested then sectioned after running around Liverpool city centre armed with a knife. | |
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