(BBC) A confession by the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber amounts to “pro-Islamic State propaganda,” a public inquiry has heard.
Hashem Abedi admitted his role during a prison interview in October.
He also gave a written statement, which the senior investigating officer in the case told the inquiry would have the effect of encouraging terrorist attacks if published.
Twenty-two people were killed in the bombing at the arena in May 2017.
Hashem Abedi, 23, had denied being part of the conspiracy at his Old Bailey trial earlier this year.
He claimed he did not hold extremist views and had been “shocked” by what his brother Salman had done.
