Emad Al Swealmeen rented the flat with the 'sole purpose' of building the bomb
Pictures released by police show mixing bowls and bags of explosives found inside a terrorist's flat.
According to a report presented by Detective Superintendent Andy Meeks, the bomb was built from components sourced online and constructed at a flat in Rutland Avenue, near Sefton Park, which was privately rented by Al Swealmeen. Police found Al Swealmeen rented a flat in Rutland Avenue with the "sole purpose" of building the bomb.
"The device is believed to have been housed in a black plastic case containing home-made explosive and several hundred metal ball bearings. Pieces of fabric and fragments of a zip fastener recovered at the scene indicate that the plastic case may have been placed inside a sling bag. Counter Terrorism police believe Al Swealmeen may have been motivated by a "grievance against the British state" for refusing to grant him asylum status. He also had significant mental health issues, having been sectioned in February, 2015, after running around with a knife and trying to jump over a motorway fly-over. He also tried to take an overdose in August that year.
"It seems most likely that Al Swealmeen's grievance against the British state for failing to accept his asylum claim compounded his mental ill health which in turn fed that grievance and ultimately a combination of those factors led him to undertake the attack. "All the indications are that Al Swealmeen acted alone in manufacturing his IED and setting out to conduct his attack on Sunday, November 14, 2021."
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