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News: Europe

Terrorist friend of Manchester Arena bomber freed

November 26, 2024 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A terrorist friend of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi has been freed from jail. Abdalraouf Abdallah, who was a childhood friend of Abedi, was released from HMP Full Sutton in East Yorkshire on Tuesday when his sentence came to an end. […]

News: Europe

Friend of Manchester Arena bomber loses parole bid

September 30, 2024 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A convicted terrorist and childhood friend of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi has lost his bid to be released from prison. Abdalraouf Abdallah, 31, faced a parole review after being recalled to prison for breaching licence conditions in 2021. Abdallah, from […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena bomber’s friend granted private parole hearing

February 20, 2024 Daniel De Simone  

(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 […]

Government & Politics

‘Significant missed opportunities’ to take action to stop Manchester Arena bombing, report finds

March 2, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(ITV) There was a “significant missed opportunity to take action” which could have prevented the Manchester Arena terror attack, a report has found. Failures to obtain “actionable intelligence” on bomber Salman Abedi meant he was able to build a “devastatingly destructive” device […]

Clerics & Preachers

Manchester bomber friend known to MI5, BBC reveals

February 27, 2023 Daniel De Simone and Vinnie O'Dowd  

(BBC) A Muslim preacher who was close to the Manchester bomber had been suspected by MI5 of radicalising people more than a decade earlier, the BBC can reveal. A public inquiry into the atrocity will this week report on how Salman Abedi […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: Families call for ‘clear-sighted’ reports

March 15, 2022 Mat Trewern  

(BBC) Families of those killed in the Manchester Arena attack have called on the inquiry into the atrocity to be “clear-sighted and brave.” A public inquiry into the bombing by Salman Abedi in 2017 began in September 2020 and finished earlier. It […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: ‘Multiple chances’ to prevent atrocity

March 14, 2022 Mat Trewern  

(BBC) Families of the 22 people killed in the Manchester attack have told the inquiry into the atrocity there were “multiple opportunities” to prevent it. The inquiry also heard claims Salman and Hashem Abedi must have been knowingly helped by others to […]

Law Enforcement

Police had intel on Manchester Arena bomber years before attack, inquiry told (LINK ONLY)

February 14, 2022 EoI News  

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Alcohol & Drugs

Manchester Arena attack: Man arrested over bombing wanted in drugs probe

January 14, 2022 Daniel De Simone  

(BBC) A man arrested during the Manchester Arena bombing investigation is on the run in Libya and wanted by police for his role in a drugs conspiracy. Zuhir Nassrat, 23, was linked to two of the three chemicals used by the Abedi […]

News: Europe

Mistakes will be made when releasing terrorists — watchdog (LINK ONLY)

December 30, 2021 EoI News  

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News: Europe

Parole Board considering 92 terrorists for release from jail (LINK ONLY)

December 29, 2021 EoI News  

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Health & Medicine

Manchester Arena inquiry: Ten key moments from 2021

December 29, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) Over the past year, the public inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing has heard heart-breaking accounts from the victims’ families and those who survived, while uncovering security failings and missed opportunities. It has also highlighted the heroic efforts of the people […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: Hashem Abedi ‘more influential’ than bomber

December 9, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) Hashem Abedi, who was jailed for his part in the Manchester Arena attack, was probably “more influential” than the bomber, an inquiry has heard. Abedi, who is serving a life sentence, helped organise the attack his brother Salman carried out in […]

Legal

Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber’s brother will be arrested on return

November 26, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber will be arrested and brought to give evidence to the attack inquiry if he returns to the UK, a judge has said. Ismail Abedi had been ordered to attend the Manchester Arena inquiry in […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: Arena bomber’s father part of militia, terrorist says

November 25, 2021 Daniel De Simone  

(BBC) A convicted terrorist has admitted he was in the same Libyan militia group as the Manchester Arena bomber’s father. Abdalraouf Abdallah, a friend of Salman Abedi, was brought from HMP Wakefield to give evidence at the Manchester Arena inquiry into the […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: No sign bomber was extremist, friend says

November 22, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) There was no indication the Manchester Arena bomber held extremist views and was planning a terrorist attack, his friend has told an inquiry. Alzoubare Mohammed said Salman Abedi “distanced himself” from friends and “would probably go to the mosque more often” […]

News: Europe

Iraq war vet turned jihadi who went to Syria twice and tried to source guns for terror network is freed from jail (LINK ONLY)

November 15, 2021 EoI News  

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Law Enforcement

Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber’s messages held ‘for years’ before attack

October 27, 2021 Daniel De Simone  

(BBC) Messages between the Manchester Arena bomber and an Islamic State recruiter were held by police for years, but the killer was not identified until months after the attack, an inquiry has heard. The inquiry into the atrocity was told the texts […]

Government & Politics

Manchester Arena inquiry: Error not to question bomber on return — MI5

October 25, 2021 Daniel De Simone  

(BBC) The decision not to question the Manchester Arena bomber after he returned to the UK from Libya four days before the attack was a mistake, a senior MI5 officer has conceded. The officer, referred to as Witness J, told the Manchester […]

Law Enforcement

Police arrest man at airport over Manchester Arena bombing (LINK ONLY)

October 22, 2021 EoI News  

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News: Europe

Terrorist friend of Manchester bomber says he has been badly treated and wasn’t ‘behind’ attack (LINK ONLY)

October 20, 2021 EoI News  

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News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber’s brother leaves UK before hearing

October 19, 2021 Daniel De Simone  

(BBC) The elder brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber has left the UK ahead of an appearance at a public inquiry he had been ordered to attend. Ismail Abedi, 28, has always refused to answer questions from the inquiry in case […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: Terror offender ordered to give evidence

October 18, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A convicted terrorist has been told he must give evidence at the public inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing. Abdalraouf Abdallah is said to have groomed Salman Abedi, who killed 22 people in the explosion in May 2017. The 28-year-old, who […]

Legal

Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber’s friend ordered to give evidence

October 15, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A friend of the Manchester Arena bomber will be forced to answer questions at the inquiry into the atrocity or face arrest, a judge has ruled. Ahmed Taghdi, 29, helped to buy a car which was used to store components of […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: Terror offender ‘will not answer questions’

October 14, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A convicted terror offender who was the Manchester Arena bomber’s friend has refused to co-operate with the inquiry into the attack, his lawyers have said. Abdalraouf Abdallah, from Manchester, was visited by Salman Abedi in jail in the months before his […]

Government & Politics

Manchester Arena inquiry: Any mistakes will not be covered up, families told

October 1, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) The families of the Manchester Arena attack victims have been told that any mistakes by police or security services will not be kept secret. A public inquiry, which started in September 2020, will shortly examine whether they could have prevented the […]

Legal

Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber’s brother demands immunity

May 19, 2021 Daniel De Simone  

(BBC) The elder brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has demanded his evidence be barred from use in a criminal prosecution before he will appear at the public inquiry into the atrocity. Ismail Abedi, 27, from Manchester, has previously refused to answer […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber’s brother will be ordered to appear

April 14, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) The elder brother of the Manchester Arena bomber will be told he must appear in person to give evidence at the public inquiry into the attack. Ismail Abedi has so far refused to answer questions in case he incriminates himself. However, […]

Law Enforcement

Manchester Arena attack: Senior officers ‘may not have read new terror plan’

February 23, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A new counter-terrorism plan was issued 10 days before the Manchester Arena attack but it may not have been read by senior officers, an inquiry has heard. Insp Simon Lear from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) was charged with coming up with […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: Terror offender ‘unfit to give evidence’

February 16, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A convicted terror offender who was the Manchester Arena bomber’s friend “is unfit to give evidence” to the inquiry into the attack, his lawyer has said. Abdalraouf Abdallah was visited by the bomber Salman Abedi in prison in the months before […]

News: Europe

Manchester attack: Prisoner in touch with bomber recalled to jail

January 20, 2021 Daniel De Simone  

(BBC) A convicted terrorist organiser and friend of the Manchester Arena bomber has been returned to prison weeks after being released on licence, the BBC has learned. Abdalraouf Abdallah, 27, was jailed in 2016 after being found guilty of helping people travel […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber’s friend refuses to appear as witness

December 16, 2020 Daniel De Simone  

(BBC) A friend of the Manchester Arena bomber is refusing to appear as a witness at the public inquiry into the attack. Ahmed Taghdi, who was due to appear earlier, is citing health issues and concerns about possible questioning after hearing some […]

Deradicalization

Deradicalisation doesn’t work, says terror watchdog (LINK ONLY)

December 14, 2020 EoI News  

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News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: Salman Abedi ‘in contact with convicted terrorist’

December 10, 2020 Daniel De Simone  

(BBC) A convicted terrorist who spoke to the Manchester Arena bomber on an illegal prison mobile obtained another phone after the first was confiscated, a public inquiry heard. Abdalraouf Abdallah, 27, was released from prison on licence last month on what are […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: Prisoner in touch with bomber to be released

November 26, 2020 Daniel De Simone  

(BBC) A convicted terrorist organiser, who has refused to tell an inquiry about his contact with the Manchester Arena bomber, is to be released from jail. Abdalraouf Abdallah, 27, was jailed in 2016 after being found guilty of helping people travel to […]

Demonstrations

Never-before-seen footage shows Manchester bomber Salman Abedi at a rally organised by Jeremy Corbyn’s pro-Palestine group (LINK ONLY)

October 9, 2020 EoI News  

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Government & Politics

Manchester Arena bomber linked to six MI5 ‘subjects of interest,’ inquiry hears (LINK ONLY)

September 30, 2020 EoI News  

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Government & Politics

Manchester bombing families attack MI5’s ‘obsessive secrecy’ in public terror inquiry (LINK ONLY)

September 28, 2020 EoI News  

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News: Europe

Friend of Manchester Arena bomber refuses to work with inquiry (LINK ONLY)

September 9, 2020 EoI News  

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News: Europe

Manchester Arena bombing: Suburb a ‘hunting ground’ for extremists

March 19, 2020 Abbie Jones  

(BBC) When Hashem Abedi was found guilty of planning the Manchester Arena bombing with his brother Salman, he became the latest home-grown terrorist to be convicted in a UK court. But he was also the product of a small area dubbed a […]

News: Europe

From Disney to deadly: How the Abedi brothers were radicalised (LINK ONLY)

March 17, 2020 EoI News  

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Legal

Manchester attacker’s brother ‘deceived cousins to buy bomb ingredients’ (LINK ONLY)

February 10, 2020 EoI News  

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