Liverpool bomb incident - Balls-of-steel or lucky cab driver- who knows

[T4tomo]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-59291095

I mean not lucky to have picked up a fare from what appears to be a terrorist, but luckily to have got out relatively unscathed

First reports were saying he got out before it exploded, but clearly he didn't from the video recently posted on BBN news. How the hell did get out of that? Blummin frightening.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Christ that's chilling.

 

[Blue Hills]

FRom something I heard an explosives expert say, the bomb as it went off at least (it may well have been supposed to do something else) wasn't all that strong/much of an explosion - more of an incendiary device.

There was something I heard about the driver locking the doors but I didn't entirely understand and the reports didn't go into much detail.

Whatever, Mr Taxi driver, (he has been named) - take a bow.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Yes, I understand he locked him in the cab - but may have locked himself in, too (unless cabs can lock only the rear doors?)

 

[ClichéGuevara]

I'd say heroic rather than lucky.


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[T4tomo]

Yes, I understand he locked him in the cab - but may have locked himself in, too (unless cabs can lock only the rear doors?)

Passenger would be in the rear (passenger side looking at explosion and convention as front passenger seats tend to be pulled forward in mini cabs) so standard "lock interior doors" button would work, which is over-ridden when you open drivers door.

the text in the BBC article gets updated as they find out more information and pretty sure more inf will come out, although I'm sure police / Intelligence services will want to limit what comes out

 

[Stephenite]

So the taxi driver locked himself in the car with the suicide bomber?! 😮

 

[Bonefish Blues]

So the taxi driver locked himself in the car with the suicide bomber?! 😮

Seemingly - thread title needs amending to something more appropriate - like Balls-of-Steel cabbie gets Knighthood.

 

[HMS_Dave]

Undoubtedly saved lives in what must have been an unimaginably frightening moment...

An absolute Legend...

 

[glasgowcyclist]

JTAC has just raised the national terrorism threat level for the UK to severe.
"This means that a terrorist attack is highly likely."

 

[ClichéGuevara]

View: https://twitter.com/KennyRo72222630/status/1460220604267876355

 

[Drago]

Hes earned his place in Valhalla. Has some stones alright.

There was much talk of this earlier in the day, but seeing as the source was social media I was waiting for a more reputable outlet to report upon it,

 

[dan_bo]

Frigging hell that took some pods

 

[Milzy]

It wasn’t exactly a powerful IRA style bomb. Did he pack loads of toy gun caps into a pen top with a fuse? Hardly a distressing video. Still very brave of cab driver.

 

[Beebo]

It wasn’t exactly a powerful IRA style bomb. Did he pack loads of toy gun caps into a pen top with a fuse? Hardly a distressing video. Still very brave of cab driver.

It looks pretty powerful to me. But clearly not like the Manchester or London bombs which were carried in the back of lorries.
I wouldn’t want to be sitting in the driver’s seat, he’s a lucky lad.
And it is a distressing video because someone died.