Manchester Arena inquiry: Salman Abedi ‘trained with Islamist militia’

(BBC) Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi trained or fought with an Islamist militia in Libya, an inquiry has heard.

His cousin Abderahman Forjani told police Abedi travelled to Libya during its 2011 revolution and “obtained a job locating Gaddafi supporters.”

Abedi had been involved in “raids during that period” and images showed him with weapons, rocket launchers and military vehicles, a court heard.

Twenty-two people were killed in the bombing at the arena in May 2017.

The inquiry into the attack was told police concluded Abedi had been involved with the February 17th Martyrs Brigade.

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