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Salman Abedi

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 inquiry: Dad helping arena victims ‘told to leave by police’

April 14, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A father who tried to help victims of the Manchester Arena bombing was ordered to leave the area by armed police, the public inquiry into the 2017 attack has heard. Daren Buckley from Salford was leaving the arena with his son […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena bomber had ‘swagger’ before detonating device at Ariana Grande concert, says survivor (LINK ONLY)

April 13, 2021 EoI News  

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News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: Mum noticed ‘odd’ bomber before blast

April 12, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A mother who saw the Manchester Arena bomber minutes before he detonated his device has told the inquiry into the attack about “desperately” searching for her child in the resulting “chaos.” Sarah Nellist told the Manchester Arena inquiry she was near […]

Crime

Manchester Arena bomb plotter calls prison guard ‘filthy pig’ in court outburst (LINK ONLY)

April 8, 2021 EoI News  

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Crime

Manchester Arena attacker’s brother and Parsons Green bomber refuse to attend court over prison guard attack (LINK ONLY)

April 7, 2021 EoI News  

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Law Enforcement

Manchester Arena inquiry: Officer accepts police control room failings

March 30, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A police fixation with getting armed units to the Manchester Arena after it was bombed impacted the wider emergency response, an inquiry has heard. The Manchester Arena inquiry was told the former police control room manager accepted his staff did not […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: Fire manager ‘got lost on way to attack’

March 29, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) The on-duty fire service commander got lost en route to Manchester on the night the city’s arena was bombed, the inquiry into the attack has heard. John Cooper QC told the Manchester Arena inquiry station manager Andy Berry was “at times […]

Health & Medicine

Manchester Arena inquiry: ‘Only seven ambulances free’ after bombing

March 25, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) Only seven ambulances were free to treat people when the Manchester Arena explosion took place, the public inquiry into the attack has heard. Dr Edward Tunn, associate medical director for North West Ambulance Service (NWAS), said there was a delay in […]

Health & Medicine

Manchester Arena inquiry: ‘Chaos and confusion’ at bombing scene

March 24, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A paramedic has described the “chaos and confusion” at the scene of the Manchester Arena bombing and said initially there were not enough medics. Helen Mottram from North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) was triaging patients at Victoria railway station 46 minutes […]

Health & Medicine

Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomb injured ‘waited for hours to go to hospital’

March 23, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) Critically ill casualties were “waiting for hours” to be taken to hospital in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena attack, an inquiry has heard. Senior paramedic Joanne Hedges was one of the triage officers overseeing patients who were being treated on […]

Health & Medicine

Manchester Arena inquiry: Paramedic ‘struggled to cope’

March 22, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A paramedic who helped those injured in the Manchester Arena bombing has told the inquiry into the attack about how she struggled to cope afterwards. Lea Vaughan was one of three paramedics who entered the City Room, where the bomb exploded, […]

Health & Medicine

Manchester Arena inquiry: Sergeant’s frustration over lack of medics

March 19, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A sergeant who tended to the injured in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing has told of his desperation and frustration at the lack of paramedics. Greater Manchester Police Sgt Kam Hare was in charge of a team of officers […]

Health & Medicine

Manchester Arena inquiry: Paramedic ‘wrong not to send team to bomb scene’

March 18, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A senior paramedic has told an inquiry he was wrong not to send three colleagues straight to the scene of the Manchester Arena bombing. Simon Beswick arrived at the arena 40 minutes after the blast, which killed 22 people and injured […]

Health & Medicine

Manchester Arena inquiry: First medic on scene ‘unprepared’ for bomb aftermath

March 17, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) The only paramedic on scene in the first 40 minutes after the Manchester Arena bombing has told an inquiry he was not prepared for such a “large-scale and awful incident.” Patrick Ennis arrived at the arena ten minutes after the blast, […]

Health & Medicine

Manchester Arena inquiry: Lone paramedic ‘overwhelmed’ after bombing

March 16, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A lone paramedic looked “completely overwhelmed” as he helped people who had been injured in the Manchester Arena attack, an inquiry has heard. Just one paramedic was in the foyer where the bomb went off for the first 40 minutes after […]

Health & Medicine

Manchester Arena inquiry: Officer ‘frustrated’ by lack of paramedics

March 11, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A police officer who was among the first on the scene of the Manchester Arena bombing said he was left feeling “frustrated” at the lack of paramedics. Sgt Matthew Martin, from British Transport Police, told the inquiry into the 2017 attack […]

Law Enforcement

Manchester Arena inquiry: Officer faced with ‘overwhelming chaos’

March 10, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A senior police officer has described the “overwhelming chaos” he faced in the wake of the 2017 Manchester attack. Sgt Dave Cawley, of British Transport Police, told the inquiry into the bombing that his training did not prepare him for the […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: ‘No surprise’ if failings reoccur

March 10, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) It would be no surprise if fire service failures after the Manchester Arena attack were to happen again, the Fire Brigades Union has told an inquiry. Fire crews took two hours to get to the scene of the bomb on 22 […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena attack: ‘Chaotic’ response after bomb blast

March 9, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A “chaotic” response to the Manchester Arena bombing was the result of fire crews being “starved of information,” a public inquiry has heard. Andy Dark, assistant general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, said his members were ready to “muck in.” […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena attack: Fire crews ‘kept back’ from aftermath

March 8, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A senior firefighter said being unable to immediately help those injured in the Manchester Arena bomb represented “probably the worst time in my career.” Watch manager Jon Nolan told the public inquiry into the 2017 attack he was never deployed to […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena attack: Fire bosses ‘risk-averse’ over bombing

March 3, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) Fire crews should have gone straight to the Manchester Arena bombing scene rather than a rendezvous point three miles away, a public inquiry has heard. In a debrief, crew manager Nicholas Mottram urged Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service (GMFRS) bosses […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena attack: Firefighters ‘felt shame’ at being held back

March 2, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A fire officer has told an inquiry he “felt ashamed to be a firefighter” after being held back from responding to the Manchester Arena bombing. The first fire engine did not arrive at the scene until two hours after the explosion […]

Health & Medicine

Manchester Arena attack: Ambulance service warned medical delays would ‘cost lives’

February 24, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) The ambulance service warned a year before the Manchester Arena bombing that lives would be lost if specialist medical help was delayed during a terror attack, an inquiry heard. It took more than two hours to deploy triage teams in a […]

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 […]

Law Enforcement

Manchester Arena attack: Police ‘failed to co-operate’ in training

February 22, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) Greater Manchester Police “left after doing their bit” in terror training exercises held prior to the Manchester Arena bombing, an inquiry has heard. Former fire service group manager John Fletcher told the Manchester attack inquiry he had “strong words” with the […]

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 […]

Government & Politics

Manchester Arena attack: MI5 witness to give evidence anonymously

February 12, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A senior MI5 officer will be allowed to give evidence anonymously from behind a screen at the public inquiry into the Manchester Arena attack. Families of the 22 people murdered in the 2017 bombing had argued against the move, feeling it […]

Law Enforcement

Manchester Arena inquiry: Delays denied victims ‘vital assistance’

February 10, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) The victims of the Manchester Arena bombing were denied “vital assistance” because of confusion over the nature of the attack, an inquiry has heard. The Manchester Arena inquiry was told specialist fire responders were not mobilised because police did not share […]

Law Enforcement

Manchester Arena attack: Terrorism training exercise ‘quite a disaster’

February 9, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A counter-terrorism training drill a year before the Manchester Arena bomb was “quite a disaster,” the head of the inquiry into the attack has suggested. The inquiry into the May 2017 bombing heard a mock terrorist attack highlighted major communication issues […]

Law Enforcement

Manchester Arena inquiry: Policing issues ‘identified before attack’

February 8, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) Police were told of shortcomings in a terror response plan months before the Manchester Arena attack, an inquiry has heard. The police inspectorate warned in November 2016 that “an over-reliance” on the officer in charge of the response could see them […]

Law Enforcement

Manchester response ‘not as expected,’ counter-terror boss says

February 3, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A counter-terror chief has expressed confusion over why police would declare a marauding terrorist firearms attack and not tell other emergency services, the Manchester Arena inquiry has heard. Operation Plato was declared by a duty officer from Greater Manchester Police some […]

Law Enforcement

Manchester Arena attack ‘like being punched in face’

February 2, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) Investigating terror attacks like the Manchester bombing can feel like being “repeatedly punched in the face,” a counter-terrorism officer has said. Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu was the UK’s senior national co-ordinator for counter-terrorism at the time of the 2017 atrocity, which […]

Law Enforcement

Manchester Arena inquiry: Agencies ‘reluctant’ to criticise

February 1, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A fear of seeming rude can prevent criticism of emergency services’ performance, the Manchester Arena inquiry has heard. The probe into the 2017 bombing has been listening to evidence from the Greater Manchester Resilience Forum. It heard a terrorist firearms exercise […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: Showsec errors ‘did not contribute to bombing’

January 27, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) Security errors were made at Manchester Arena before it was attacked, but they had not contributed to the bombing, an inquiry has heard. Showsec’s barrister Jonathan Laidlaw QC told a hearing the security firm had fallen short in some areas at […]

Law Enforcement

Manchester Arena operator denies ‘sacrificing safety’

January 26, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) The operator of the Manchester Arena has denied it “deliberately sacrificed safety” in the aftermath of the 2017 bombing. An inquiry has heard how security failures contributed to the arena being unsafe on the night of the attack. Venue operator SMG […]

Government & Politics

Terrorists ‘may find it easier to commit offences inside prison than when free,’ watchdog warns (LINK ONLY)

January 25, 2021 EoI News  

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News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: Failures ‘fundamental and chronic’

January 25, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A “fatal cocktail” of security failures contributed to Manchester Arena being unsafe on the night it was bombed, the inquiry into the attack has heard. John Cooper QC, representing 12 bereaved families, told a hearing the failures were not “slight or […]

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 […]

Law Enforcement

Manchester Arena inquiry: Call raised ‘active shooter’ concerns after bombing

January 19, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) Fears of an “active shooter” were raised by the ambulance service in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bomb, the inquiry in the attack has heard. The inquiry was told a call from North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) to fire control […]

Internet

Manchester Arena-style nail bomb components can still be bought together on Amazon (LINK ONLY)

January 3, 2021 EoI News  

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News: Europe

Remorseless Brit ISIS bride says kids killed in Manchester bombing are just ‘victims of war’ as she’s let back into UK (LINK ONLY)

December 31, 2020 EoI News  

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Legal

Libyan wins £83K damages over Manchester Arena bombing story

December 21, 2020 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A Libyan man arrested in connection with the Manchester Arena bombing has been awarded £83,000 in damages after his details were published online. Alaedeen Sicri, 26, was held but later released without charge following the attack in 2017 which killed 22 […]

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 […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber ‘sent money to family before attack’

December 15, 2020 Daniel De Simone  

(BBC) The Manchester Arena bomber transferred money to his family in Libya hours before the attack, a public inquiry into the 2017 bombing has heard. Rabie Zreba, who made the transfer, said he was contacted by a man he did not know […]

Deradicalization

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

December 14, 2020 EoI News  

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Koran

Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber ‘asked taxi driver to pray for him’

December 14, 2020 Daniel De Simone  

(BBC) A taxi driver who took Salman Abedi on his final journey to the Manchester Arena has described how the bomber asked for his prayers. Tariq Nadeem, who drives a black cab, was approached by Abedi outside Piccadilly station in the city […]

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: Bomber brother’s confession ‘propaganda’

December 9, 2020 Daniel De Simone  

(BBC) A confession by the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber amounts to “pro-Islamic State propaganda,” a public inquiry has heard. Hashem Abedi admitted his role during a prison interview in October. He also gave a written statement, which the senior investigating […]

News: Europe

Manchester Arena inquiry: Salman Abedi ‘trained with Islamist militia’

December 8, 2020 Daniel De Simone  

(BBC) Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi trained or fought with an Islamist militia in Libya, an inquiry has heard. His cousin Abderahman Forjani told police Abedi travelled to Libya during its 2011 revolution and “obtained a job locating Gaddafi supporters.” Abedi had […]

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