He exploded in a taxi outside a hospital Liverpool It has been declared a terrorist attack, and the suspects killed in the explosion have been named.
Here is everything we know so far:
– The explosion occurred in a taxi outside the women’s stadium Hospital To commemorate the Liverpool moment before 11 am on Sunday.
—— Emergency service We arrived at the scene within a few minutes, and a passenger in the taxi was pronounced dead.
– The passenger was later named 32-year-old Emad Al Swealmeen by the anti-terrorist police.
– The taxi driver, a local named David Perry, was injured but managed to escape and has now been discharged from the hospital.
– He picked up the passenger in the Rutland Avenue area of Liverpool, which is about a 10-minute drive from the Liverpool Women’s Hospital, said Ras Jackson, Assistant Sheriff from the Northwest Counterterrorism Police.
-Officials said that as it approached the drop-off point, an explosion occurred inside the car.
—— police The incident has been declared a “terrorist incident,” and said that the location and time of the memorial service were close to the “line of investigation,” but officials were unable to establish contact “at this time”.
-After the incident, the terrorist threat level in the UK was raised to severe, which means that an attack is very likely.
– The official said that “the investigation shows that an improvised explosive device has been manufactured” and is assuming that passengers have manufactured it in a taxi.
-It is understood that the suspect is of Middle Eastern descent and reportedly settled in the UK a few years ago.
-According to reports, Al Swealmeen converted to Christianity after immigrating to the UK from the Middle East.
-Official sources confirmed to the Palestinian Authority News Agency that the security services did not know him before.
-Detectives are not sure what the motive behind the attack was, the reason for the “sudden explosion” of the equipment, or the reason why Al Swealmeen asked to be taken to the hospital.
– Four men arrested in the Kensington area of Liverpool under the Terrorism Act – Three 21, 26 and 29 years old were detained on Sunday, and a 20-year-old man was detained on Monday – now from the police after an interview The detention center was released, Counter Northwest Territory Terrorist Police said late Monday.
-All persons were arrested under Article 41 of the Terrorism Act, according to which officials can detain terrorist suspects without an arrest warrant.
-Mr. Jackson said that two addresses have been searched, one on Sutcliffe Street and the other on Rutland Avenue. The second address produced “important items.”
-The police stated that they believe Al Swealmeen has lived at the Sutcliffe Street address for a while and recently rented the Rutland Avenue address.
-Eight families were evacuated from the vicinity of the Rutland Avenue address and a cordon has been set up.
– Prime Minister Boris Johnson The taxi driver was praised for his “incredible composure and bravery”, while the mayor of Liverpool Joanne Anderson praised the driver for his “heroic efforts.”
-Liverpool Women’s Hospital stated that visits have been restricted and “until further notice”, security and police at the scene have been strengthened.
-Police stated that as part of the investigation, a controlled explosion was carried out at Sefton Park on Monday afternoon, “as a precautionary measure”.
