Explosion in Liverpool: Police have released the name of the perpetrator

British police released the name of the man behind it tonight the explosion on Sunday in a taxi in Liverpool, in one action which the authorities described as “terrorist”.

“Our investigations are ongoing, but at this stage we firmly believe that the deceased is the 32-year-old Imad al-Swalmin“, Said the police on Monday night.

“Al-Suwalmin is associated with the addresses in Ruthland Avenue as well as with Sutcliffe Street “where investigations are still ongoing,” he added.

Raise the alert level for a possible terrorist attack

Earlier tonight, the British authorities announced that alarm level for terrorist threat was upgraded from “substantial” to “serious”.

In practice, this means that the Single Terrorism Analysis Center, which took the decision, considers that a new terrorist attack in the United Kingdom is now considered “extremely likely“, While until now it was considered just” possible “, broadcasts APE BPE.

This is the Wednesday of a total of five alarm levels of the system adopted by the British authorities and its upgrade is due to the explosion of an improvised device in a taxi in Liverpool on Sunday morning.

To her the passenger lost his life carrying the explosive device while was injured the taxi driver.

The alarm level was in the “substantial” level by him February of 2021.

Johnson: Reminder of the need to “be vigilant”

The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson For his part, he said the attack was a reminder of the need to “remain vigilant”.

“I can not comment on the details of the case or its motive, but it is a strong reminder of the need to remain all “with full vigilance,” he told a news conference after announcing that the level of threat at national level had risen to “serious.”

«The British people will never be intimidated by terrorism“, Added Johnson.