(BBC) The Church of England says it is not aware of any link between conversion and asylum system abuse after it emerged Liverpool bomb attacker Emad Al Swealmeen had become a Christian.
Al Swealmeen, who died in the attack on Sunday, was a failed asylum seeker who had been refused permission to stay in the UK.
It comes after newspaper reports suggested changing religion could be a way to “game the asylum system.”
The Home Office declined to comment.
Al Swealmeen, 32, who was born in Iraq, died in the explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital. Police believe he had been planning an attack for months.
