(GB News) Notorious Islamist hate preacher Anjem Choudary is suspected of inspiring the attack on three prison officers by Manchester Arena terrorist Hashem Abedi, according to sources.
Choudary, 58, was previously held in the same segregation unit as Abedi at HMP Frankland in County Durham.
Prison officers believe Choudary, described as the “Daddy” of the separation unit, may have encouraged Abedi to carry out Saturday’s attack.
Intelligence reports had previously identified Choudary’s potential malign influence on other inmates in the closed-off unit, which houses jihadist fanatics.
A source told the Sun: “Choudary had become a leader of the unit and the younger extremists like Abedi looked up to him.”
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