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| Liverpool bomb: Taxi driver 'spotted red light on bomber's vest' | Liverpool bomb: Taxi driver 'spotted red light on bomber's vest' |
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| Watch: The cab pulled up outside Liverpool Women's Hospital and exploded into flames | Watch: The cab pulled up outside Liverpool Women's Hospital and exploded into flames |
| The cabbie who survived the Liverpool hospital blast only realised it was a bomb when he spotted a red light on the attacker's vest, a security guard said. | |
| Darren Knowles ran to help David Perry, who escaped his taxi seconds before it burst into flames outside Liverpool Women's Hospital on 14 November. | |
| Emad Al Swealmeen died when a homemade device exploded shortly before the two minutes' Remembrance Sunday silence. | Emad Al Swealmeen died when a homemade device exploded shortly before the two minutes' Remembrance Sunday silence. |
| Mr Knowles said Mr Perry had "acted very quickly and very bravely". | Mr Knowles said Mr Perry had "acted very quickly and very bravely". |
| Iraq-born asylum seeker Al Swealmeen was a passenger in the taxi. | Iraq-born asylum seeker Al Swealmeen was a passenger in the taxi. |
| Police have previously said the bomb had ball bearings attached to it, which could have caused "significant injury or death". | Police have previously said the bomb had ball bearings attached to it, which could have caused "significant injury or death". |
| Mr Perry was taken to hospital but has since been discharged. | Mr Perry was taken to hospital but has since been discharged. |
| Darren Knowles says he was still "very shocked" the explosion happened at a maternity hospital | Darren Knowles says he was still "very shocked" the explosion happened at a maternity hospital |
| Mr Knowles was standing only metres away from the taxi when the bomb exploded. | Mr Knowles was standing only metres away from the taxi when the bomb exploded. |
| He told BBC North West Tonight he did not realise it was a bomb initially because "there wasn't a very loud bang" and just saw black smoke. | He told BBC North West Tonight he did not realise it was a bomb initially because "there wasn't a very loud bang" and just saw black smoke. |
| "I just thought it was a malfunction with the car and just ran over and see if he was all right," Mr Knowles, from Runcorn in Cheshire, added. | "I just thought it was a malfunction with the car and just ran over and see if he was all right," Mr Knowles, from Runcorn in Cheshire, added. |
| "[Mr Perry] said: 'Been blown up, been blown up. There's a bomb in my car'. | "[Mr Perry] said: 'Been blown up, been blown up. There's a bomb in my car'. |
| "[The taxi driver] seen a little red light on the vest the passenger was wearing, that gave it away for him to do something and he acted very quickly and very bravely." | "[The taxi driver] seen a little red light on the vest the passenger was wearing, that gave it away for him to do something and he acted very quickly and very bravely." |
| Taxi driver David Perry, pictured with his wife Rachel, was injured in the blast | Taxi driver David Perry, pictured with his wife Rachel, was injured in the blast |
| Mr Knowles said he stopped Mr Perry from going back to his vehicle, which was now engulfed in flames, and "gave him a big hug". | Mr Knowles said he stopped Mr Perry from going back to his vehicle, which was now engulfed in flames, and "gave him a big hug". |
| The security guard said he was still "very shocked" the explosion happened at the hospital, not least because two of his children had been born there. | The security guard said he was still "very shocked" the explosion happened at the hospital, not least because two of his children had been born there. |
| "You don't expect that to happen at a kids' hospital where there are new-born babies. | "You don't expect that to happen at a kids' hospital where there are new-born babies. |
| "There's no need for that." | "There's no need for that." |
| Death threat at church linked to Liverpool bomber | Death threat at church linked to Liverpool bomber |
| Liverpool explosion: What we know so far | Liverpool explosion: What we know so far |
| Liverpool praised for standing together after bomb | Liverpool praised for standing together after bomb |
| Mr Knowles said he was trying to "keep himself busy" and "not to dwell on it too much". | Mr Knowles said he was trying to "keep himself busy" and "not to dwell on it too much". |
| "I'm still having the odd flashbacks but I'm coping," he added. | "I'm still having the odd flashbacks but I'm coping," he added. |
| "I'm just glad the taxi driver's OK." | "I'm just glad the taxi driver's OK." |
| Emad Al Swealmeen died in the blast | Emad Al Swealmeen died in the blast |
| Mr Perry has previously said it was a "miracle he is alive" and has given "special thanks" to staff at Liverpool Women's Hospital. | Mr Perry has previously said it was a "miracle he is alive" and has given "special thanks" to staff at Liverpool Women's Hospital. |
| Merseyside Police said investigators have now closed the cordon at the hospital after a "painstaking examination". | Merseyside Police said investigators have now closed the cordon at the hospital after a "painstaking examination". |
| The force has also opened a mobile police station at the hospital to "reassure staff and the public". | The force has also opened a mobile police station at the hospital to "reassure staff and the public". |
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