Liverpool hospital bomber named by police

Counter Terrorism Detectives leading the investigation into the explosion outside the Women’s Hospital in Liverpool on 14 November have now confirmed the name of the person they believe to be the deceased from the terrorist incident.

The senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Meeks said that enquiries had led them to ‘strongly believe’ that the deceased is 32 year old Emad Al Swealmeed, and, now that his name had been publicly released, he appealed for anyone who had any information to come forward.

It is understood the suspect was an asylum seeker who converted to Christianity in 2017.  It has also been reported that in the years before the attack Al Swealmeen had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act for about six months because of his behaviour with a knife.

Shortly before 11am on 14 November, a local taxi driver picked up a fare in the Rutland Avenue area of Liverpool. The fare, a man, had asked to be taken to the Liverpool Women’s Hospital which was about 10 minutes away. As the taxi approached the drop off point at the hospital, an explosion occurred from within car, which quickly engulfed it in flames. Remarkably, the taxi driver, escaped from the cab. He has been treated for the injuries he sustained and has now been released from hospital.

Four men arrested under terrorism laws after the explosion outside Liverpool Women's Hospital on Remembrance Sunday have been released without charge.