(BBC) A convicted terrorist who radicalised the Manchester Arena bomber has been granted a private hearing to decide if he can be released from prison.
Abdalraouf Abdallah, 30, was first jailed in 2016 for helping others go to Syria to join the Islamic State group.
He faces a Parole Board panel in April, which could result in him being freed on licence.
The BBC applied to have the hearing open to attend, but the Parole Board has rejected the application.
Abdallah was friends with Salman Abedi, whose suicide attack at the Manchester Arena on 22 May 2017 killed 22 people and injured hundreds of others.
