Manchester Arena attack: Brother insulted man after car crash

February 14, 2020   

(BBC) The Manchester Arena bomber’s brother insulted a man for calling police after the siblings crashed their car, a court has heard.

Hashem Abedi, 22, allegedly verbally abused Eddie Cooper following the collision on 23 March 2017, two months before Salman Abedi detonated his bomb.

The siblings then tried to remove labels from cardboard boxes in the boot before fleeing, the Old Bailey heard.

Hashem Abedi denies involvement in the blast.

Twenty-two people were killed when Salman Abedi detonated a homemade bomb on 22 May 2017.

Jurors were shown images of the silver Toyota Aygo, bought two months earlier for £250, with its front bumper missing.

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