Dramatic footage from CCTV shows the moment the bomb went off outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital around 10.57am Remembrance Sunday.
The car’s windows explode, sending glass flying. Before long, smoke billows up.
Nine seconds later, David Perry, a dazed driver, opens his front door and stumbles out.
He is conscious and warns everyone to be careful as he stumbling towards the hospital reception, his head still in his hands. Within a matter of minutes, the car has been completely engulfed by flames.
This dramatic footage from CCTV captures the moment the bomb went off outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital on Remembrance Day at 10.57 am
Nine seconds later, David Perry, a dazed driver, opens his front door and steps out. He warns everyone to be careful as he stumbles toward the hospital reception, his head still in his hands.
A group of security personnel, including one in high-vis jackets, rush towards the victim to assist him. They don’t realize that he is actually a bomber.
Security sources confirmed yesterday that Emad al Swealmeen had not intended to detonate the device inside the taxi.
According to some sources, the incendiary may have been accidentally detonated and was only partly ignited.
Experts suggested the detonators exploded but failed to set off the main charge – a scenario which would have led to greater devastation.
The security staff, which included a man wearing a high-vis jacket and running towards the blaze in an effort to aid the passenger realize that he’s a bomber.
David Perry is seen with Rachel, a hero taxi driver
Nick Aldworth was an ex-counter-terrorism national coordinator and said that he had seen’very few blast damage’. This indicates that the item in the vehicle wasn’t working properly or was low yield.
David Videcette is a 7/7 Counter-Terror Detective at Scotland Yard. He said that the white smoke indicated an explosion. The fire takes control and smoke colors change as the car consumes it.
Improvised Explosive devices are made up of many parts, and each component has to work together in the right order. This could be a failure to ignite the main charge.