Emad Al Swealmeen has been named as the suspected terrorist who was killed after a bomb detonated outside of Liverpool Women's Hospital on Remembrance Sunday.
Al Swealmeen is understood to have ordered a taxi from Rutland Avenue to the Crown Street hospital shortly before 11am on Remembrance Sunday when the device then exploded.
The driver of the taxi, named locally as David Perry, survived Sunday's incident and has since been discharged from hospital.
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Four men arrested under terrorism laws in the Kensington area of Liverpool - three aged 21, 26 and 29, who were held on Sunday, and a man aged 20 who was detained on Monday - have now been released from police custody following interviews.
The UK terror threat level has been raised from substantial to severe following the incident, meaning an attack is "highly likely" rather than "likely".
Police said it could take "many weeks" before they fully understand what happened in terms of planning, preparation and how things unfolded.
Here's everything we know about Emad Al Swealmeen.
Life in Liverpool
According to reports, Al Swealmeen moved to the UK from the Middle East several years ago.
It has been reported that Al Swealmen briefly lived with Christian couple Malcolm and Elizabeth Hitchcott at their south Liverpool home after first meeting them in 2015.
Mr Hitchcott said: “He came to the Cathedral seeking to learn Christianity, he was looking to convert. He did get confirmed on 27th March 2017.”
Al Swealmeen lived with the couple for eight months in 2016 and they said he was a "quiet and well mannered" man who was also quite artistic.
Mr Hitchcott said: "We are shocked because a less likely candidate you could not imagine."
The ECHO sought to speak with the Hitchcotts but they stated that they "do not wish to be disturbed".
Police confirmed that they believe Al Swealmen lived at a property in Sutcliffe Street, Kensington and had recently rented out a property on Rutland Avenue, near Sefton Park.
Assistant Chief Constable Russ Jackson, said: "We have made significant progress since Sunday morning and have a much greater understanding of the component parts of the device, how they were obtained and how the parts are likely to have been assembled.
"We have also recovered important evidence from the address at Rutland Avenue which is becoming central to the investigation."
Links with the church
Al Swealmeen was baptised at the city's Anglican Cathedral.
A spokesman for Liverpool Cathedral said Al Swealmeen was baptised in 2015 and confirmed in 2017, but lost contact with the cathedral in 2018.
Bishop Ashton said: “Like so many, I have been shocked and saddened by the bombing in Liverpool and the revelation that the bomber was part of the cathedral community for a while.
“His confirmation was one of hundreds I have conducted as a bishop, so I have no specific recollection of the individual.
“The church takes confirmation seriously and I know that he would have been thoroughly prepared with an understanding of the Christian faith.
“It seems that, sadly, despite this grounding, the bomber chose a different path for his life. My prayers are with the cathedral, David Perry and the entire community at this time.”
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