Law Enforcement
Liverpool bomb was made using homemade explosive with ball bearings (LINK ONLY)
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Ariana Grande
Government & Politics
PM calls for improvement at ‘joining dots’ to identify potential terrorists (LINK ONLY)
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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)
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Health & Medicine
Military-grade first aid kits to be put in crowded places to ‘increase survivability’ after terror attacks (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry: Plea for MI5 co-operation at secret hearings
(BBC) Families of those killed in the Manchester Arena bombing have told MI5 “please don’t let us down” as inquiry evidence starts to be heard in private. Closed hearings, where only the inquiry chairman, legal team and Home Office lawyers will be […]
News: Europe
Mother of Manchester Arena suicide bomber pocketed more than £17,000 in benefits after leaving Britain (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry adjourns for secret hearings
(BBC) The Manchester Arena bombing inquiry has been adjourned for three weeks of secret hearings. Closed hearings, where only the inquiry chairman, legal team and Home Office lawyers will be present, will start next week at an undisclosed location. Bereaved families, their […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber’s messages held ‘for years’ before attack
(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: Trailing Salman Abedi would have led to bomb, families say
(BBC) The authorities would have been led to “the bomb” if they had followed the Manchester Arena attacker on his return from Libya, an inquiry has heard. Giving evidence, a senior MI5 officer agreed if Salman Abedi had been trailed when he […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi’s parents living in Libya
(BBC) The parents of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi are still living in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, where they are under surveillance by Libyan authorities, the BBC has confirmed. A Libyan security source said there is no evidence against the parents. But […]
Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry: Error not to question bomber on return — MI5
(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
Man arrested over Manchester Arena terror attack bailed (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Police arrest man at airport over Manchester Arena bombing (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Manchester Arena bomb: Man with alleged links has citizenship restored
(BBC) A man whose British citizenship was removed due to alleged links to the Manchester Arena bombing has had it returned to him by Home Secretary Priti Patel, the BBC can reveal. The man’s citizenship was removed in the aftermath of the […]
Law Enforcement
Police allowed Manchester Arena bomber’s brother to flee UK before giving evidence at public inquiry (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Terrorist friend of Manchester bomber says he has been badly treated and wasn’t ‘behind’ attack (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber’s brother leaves UK before hearing
(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
(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
(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’
(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 […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: Victim would have had ‘high’ survival chance
(BBC) A Manchester Arena victim would have had “quite a high” survival chance had he been treated sooner, a court heard. It took paramedics nearly an hour to treat John Atkinson, 28, the public inquiry into the 2017 bombing was told. Former […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: John Atkinson badly let down, family says
(BBC) The family of a man killed in the Manchester Arena attack say he was “badly let down” by some members of the emergency services. John Atkinson, 28, was one of 22 people who died in the bombing on 22 May 2017. […]
Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry: Any mistakes will not be covered up, families told
(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 […]
Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry: Families’ lawyers make bid to question MI5
(BBC) The security services made “grave breaches of their duty” in failing to stop the Manchester Arena bomber and should face questions from the bereaved families, the attack inquiry has heard. Salman Abedi, 22, killed 22 people when he detonated a device […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Experts ‘stunned’ by police misapprehension
(BBC) Terrorism experts were “stunned” to hear senior police officials were unaware of a major failure on the night of the Manchester Arena bombing, an inquiry has heard. Former Assistant Chief Constable Debbie Ford did not know Greater Manchester Police (GMP) had […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Police lauded for ‘exemplary’ response
(BBC) British Transport Police officers’ response to the Manchester Arena attack has been described as “exemplary,” despite significant command failures. The officers were among the first to enter the foyer area, where the May 2017 suicide bombing killed 22 people. Policing experts […]
News: Europe
Shamima Begum apologises to UK public and says she’d ‘rather die’ than return to IS
(ITV) Shamima Begum has said she is “sorry” to the UK public for joining the Islamic State (IS) and says she would “rather die” than go back to the terrorist organisation. Speaking to ITV’s Good Morning Britain from a Syrian camp where […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry told police failed in response to bombing
(BBC) Police “failed” in their response to the Manchester Arena attack, terrorism experts have told the bombing inquiry. Three experts told the Manchester Arena inquiry there had been a “significant failure” in Greater Manchester Police’s (GMP) emergency response to the attack, which […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: Medical equipment ‘dumped’ at bomb scene
(BBC) Medical equipment could have been distributed “more effectively” to help those injured in the Manchester Arena bombing, a public inquiry has heard. An ambulance expert said items including triage packs and stretchers were “dumped” outside Victoria Station during the emergency response. […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomb scene needed more paramedics — expert
(BBC) Critically injured casualties of the Manchester bombing would have been treated and moved more quickly if more specialist paramedics were sent to the scene, an expert has said. Only three paramedics were sent into the venue’s foyer area where the bomb […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Expert details delays in fire response
(BBC) All available firefighters should have been sent to the scene of the Manchester bombing sooner, an expert has told the inquiry into the atrocity. Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service has previously apologised after crews took more than two hours to […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Fire service reluctant to take risks, expert says
(BBC) A fire service was reluctant to take risks when responding to the Manchester Arena bombing, an independent expert has told the inquiry into the atrocity. Various failures meant it took firefighters more than two hours to get to the scene of […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: Ambulance boss defends paramedics decision
(BBC) The decision not to send more specialist paramedics into the Manchester Arena bomb scene has been defended by an ambulance service boss. The public inquiry has heard only three paramedics treated casualties in the City Room where the bomb was detonated. […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena bomb: Three PCs on duty face internal investigations
(BBC) Three officers criticised during the Manchester Arena inquiry will not be investigated by the police watchdog. British Transport Police (BTP) PCs Jessica Bullough, Mark Renshaw and PCSO Lewis Brown were on duty during the 2017 atrocity which killed 22 people. They […]
News: Europe
Cousin of ‘terror twins’ refused parole after concerns over prison behaviour (LINK ONLY)
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Streatham terrorist’s mother: I instantly knew my son was responsible for attack (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Streatham terror attacker claimed he no longer supported Isis days before knife rampage (LINK ONLY)
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Streatham attacker associated with terrorists including Manchester Arena bomber’s brother in prison (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Jihadi bride injured in an allied air attack is given a new arm and a £500,000 council house (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
Manchester attack plotter Hashem Abedi refusing to participate in prison deradicalisation programme
(ITV) ITV News understands that Hashem Abedi, the Manchester Arena bomb plotter, is refusing to co-operate with a deradicalisation programme in prison — and is being held at a separation centre away from other inmates over concerns he could radicalise other prisoners. […]
Government & Politics
Security expert to lead fresh London terror review
(BBC) A security expert has been appointed to assess whether coronavirus has had any impact on how well the capital would cope with another major terror attack. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said extremists had used the lockdowns to “spread disinformation” and “radicalise […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Transport Police ‘did not share critical info’
(BBC) British Transport Police failed to share vital details with other emergency services after the Manchester Arena attack, a senior officer said. Assistant Chief Constable Sean O’Callaghan told the public inquiry into the atrocity how a declaration of a major incident was […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomb like being hit by truck, says survivor
(BBC) A survivor of the Manchester attack who was standing just metres away from the bomber has described the blast as like “being hit by a 10 tonne truck.” Martin Hibbert was left paralysed from the waist down after the 2017 atrocity […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomb victims felt abandoned, says sister
(BBC) A woman whose sister was killed and daughter was critically injured in the Manchester Arena bomb said the “chaotic” medical response that night had left victims feeling “abandoned.” Claire Booth’s sister Kelly Brewster, 32, died in the 2017 explosion. She told […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Police chief denies misleading review
(BBC) The chief constable at the time of the Manchester attack has denied misleading an independent review into the emergency response six months later. The public inquiry into the 2017 attack has heard of significant multi-agency communication failures. Ian Hopkins said he […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: Police deny stopping doctor in aftermath
(BBC) Two armed police officers have denied stopping a doctor from going into the Manchester Arena bomb scene. PC Troy Tyldesley and PC James Dalton were guarding one of the entrances to the arena foyer in the immediate aftermath of the 2017 […]
Government & Politics
Manchester councillors back stricter licensing rules aligned with ‘Martyn’s Law’ (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Fire control ‘responsible for failures’
(BBC) A delay in fire crews getting to the scene of the Manchester Arena bombing was caused by a failure to pass on key information to officers, the inquiry into the attack has heard. Sarah-Jane Wilson, head of North West Fire Control […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Budget cuts ‘affected police response’
(BBC) The loss of 2,000 officers to government budget cuts impacted the police response to the Manchester Arena attack, an ex-chief constable has said. Ian Hopkins told the Manchester Arena inquiry that Greater Manchester Police (GMP) had to save £200m in the […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Fire boss apologises for delayed response
(BBC) A senior fire officer has apologised to bereaved families for what he described as a “woeful and unacceptable” response to the Manchester Arena bombing. Assistant county fire officer David Keelan said the service was sorry it took crews more than two […]