Manchester terror attack: Further arrests made this morning

May 29 02:51 2017

Also in custody is Abedi’s father, who was detained in Libya, and two of Abedi’s brothers, one in Libya and another in the United Kingdom.

A British official told Fox News that May plans to raise the issue to Trump during their meeting at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit.

It was the worst terrorist atrocity to hit Britain since the July 7 attacks in London in 2005 and sparked a huge counter-terror probe.

More soldiers could be deployed to major cities and at events such as the FA Cup Final match next week to be played between Arsenal and Chelsea in London.

Muye Li, a 23-year-old student who lives on the same floor, said he thought officers were looking for a woman because they “asked me if I had seen the lady next door”.

A tribute to the victims of the Manchester Arena attack is displayed at Times Square in New York City, New York, US, May 24, 2017.

A source said at the time: “It’s so, so sad”.

Meanwhile, apparent leaks of material relating to the investigation, including evidence photographs from the scene of the attack – were said to have caused “distress and upset” to victims’ families. His parents had reportedly fled the now fallen regime of Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi.

Two friends also reported Abedi to authorities separately after he expressed the view that “being a suicide bomber was OK”, according to a BBC source. Reports from Libya last night suggested Abedi’s younger brother Hashem had been arrested by a powerful Tripoli-based militia, along with his father.

In her first substantive comments since Monday’s attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group, Grande hailed the compassionate spirit of her fans and vowed not to give in to divisions.

Under the headline, the Jihadi Family, the Scottish Daily Mail writes that two close members of the Manchester bomber’s family are in custody in Libya after the hunt for a network behind the bombing escalates.

IAN HOPKINS, Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police: I think it’s very clear that this is a network that we are investigating.

“A woman has been arrested at an address in connection with the investigation”, the Greater Manchester Police said on Wednesday.

At Manchester’s Didsbury Mosque, where the Abedi family worshipped, authorities condemned the bombing and denied reports that Abedi had worked there.

“This act of cowardice has no place in our religion”, said Fawzi Haffar, a trustee at the Didsbury mosque.

The most recent British concerns came after another intelligence-sharing scandal erupted earlier in the month enshrouding the Trump administration.

“In any case, the links with Daesh are proven”, he said, using a term for IS.

May chaired a meeting of the government’s Cobra emergency response committee at her Downing Street office this morning.

At the G7 summit in Sicily on Friday, May will emphasize the importance of tackling the spread of terror online by urging internet companies to do more to remove extremist content.

Britain has a national election coming up on 8 June, but all campaigning has been suspended since the bombing.

A YouGov poll published in Friday’s edition of The Times put Conservatives at 43 percent compared to Labour at 38%, far better for Labour than the double-digit margin that had previously separated it from the ruling party.

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Manchester terror attack: Further arrests made this morning
 
 
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