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The male who died following an explosion outside the main entrance to the Liverpool Women's Hospital has been named as failed asylum seeker Emad Al-Swealmeen. 

Al-Swealmeen is reported to have had both Syrian and Iraqi heritage. 

He changed his name by deed poll to Enzo Almeni and was 32-year-old. It is not clear how or exactly when he entered the country. 

It has been reported that his application for asylum in the UK was rejected in 2014, and shortly after, he was arrested after walking down a high street whilst brandishing a knife. 

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/liverpool-womens-hospital-explosion-what-we-know-so-far/