The suspected terrorist who was killed in a car explosion outside a hospital in Liverpool has been named as 32-year-old Emad al Swealmeen.
He was an asylum seeker from a Middle Eastern country who had been living in the UK for a while and had mental health issues, Sky News understands.
Al Swealmeen was not thought to have previously been known to MI5 though that could change as more details emerge.
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Officers said they believe he is the male passenger who brought a homemade bomb with him into a taxi and asked to be taken to the hospital shortly before 11.00am on Remembrance Sunday.
He was picked up in the Rutland Avenue area of the city and as the car reached the hospital's passenger drop-off point, it exploded.
The driver of the cab, David Perry, was treated in hospital after fleeing the car just before it burst into flames, and has now been discharged.
Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Meeks, from Counter Terrorism Police North West, said: "Our enquiries are very much ongoing but at this stage we strongly believe that the deceased is 32-year-old Emad al Swealmeen."
Officers believe Al Swealmeen lived at a house in Sutcliffe Street for some time and had recently rented a property on Rutland Avenue near Sefton Park - two addresses where searches have been taking place.
"Our focus is the Rutland Avenue address where we have continued to recover significant items," said DCI Meeks.
Three men, aged 29, 26 and 21, were arrested under terrorism laws at the Sutcliffe Street address, which is about a mile from the hospital - and a fourth man, aged 20, was detained in the Kensington area.
"We continue to appeal for any information about this incident and now that we have released his name any information that the public may have about al Swealmeen no matter how small may be of great assistance to us."
As part of their investigation, police previously carried out a controlled explosion in Sefton Park which they said was a precaution.
The UK's terror threat level was raised from "substantial" to "severe" in the wake of the incident, meaning an attack is now judged to be "highly likely".
Speaking at a press conference at Downing Street, the Prime Minister said the blast was a "stark reminder" to the public to remain vigilant, adding: "What yesterday showed above all is that the British people will never be cowed by terrorism, we will never give in to those who seek to divide us with senseless acts of violence.
"And our freedoms and our way of life will always prevail."
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