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Manchester Arena terror attack: Salman Abedi’s brother and father arrested in Libya

The family source, asking not to be identified, said intelligence services arrested Hashem Abedi, who like his older brother Salman was born in Britain.

Updated: May 25, 2017 12:02 AM IST

By Ravi Kaushal

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Manchester, May 24: The security forces in Libya on Wednesday arrested the father and brother of Salman Abedi, the suspected attacker behind Manchester terror attack. The brother of the attacker is suspected of knowing about Abedi’s intentions, AFP reported. The Manchester Arena attack claimed lives of 22 teenagers and over 50 others were injured.

According to a report, the family source who requested anonymity said intelligence services arrested Hashem Abedi, who like his older brother Salman was born in Britain. One of the forces that support the GNA posted a picture on its Facebook page of Hashem Abedi after detaining him.

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“The father, Ramadan Abedi, has also just been arrested,” said Ahmed bin Salem, a spokesman for the police of Libya’s Government of National Accord. He said the brother was aware of Salman Abedi’s attack plan and that the two brothers were both members of the Islamic State group.

The relative said Salman had travelled to Manchester from Libya four days before Monday’s bombing that killed 22 people.”His father wanted his son to stay in Libya but Salman insisted on going to Manchester.”

The suspected bomber has been identified as 22-year-old Salman Abedi, born in Manchester to Libyan parents who fled the regime of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi.

The British security agencies increased the security level to critical across the nation. Earlier, the British police arrested a person carrying a knife near the Buckingham Palace in London. Britain suffered the trauma days after a man was killed in retaliatory action by police when he tried entering the precincts of British Parliament Westminster Abbey.

At least 22 people were reported dead and more than 50 people injured in the blast that rocked the Manchester Arena. The people gathered for a musical concert of American pop star Ariana Grande. In her tweet, Grande apologised for the unfortunate incident. The terror attack was condemned by the global leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel,  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the speaker of the American Congress Paul Ryan.

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