Manchester Arena inquiry: Salman Abedi was immature student, hearing told

(BBC) The Manchester Arena bomber was an “immature” student whose conduct raised concern but could not obviously be linked to extremism, an inquiry heard.

Twenty-two people were killed when Salman Abedi detonated a bomb in the venue’s foyer on 22 May 2017.

The inquiry into the atrocity heard none of the educational institutes he attended could be blamed for failing to spot signs of radicalisation.

Abedi’s behaviour at college was described as “unpleasant” and “idle.”

The inquiry has examined an expert report looking at his post-primary education in the Manchester area and whether anything could have been done to identify or prevent his radicalisation.

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