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Manchester Arena: Witness thought ‘suicide bomber’ when he saw Abedi (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena bomber seen praying before attack, staff tell inquiry (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena inquiry: Area where Abedi hid ‘not our domain’
(BBC) Security staff were not expected to check the area where Salman Abedi waited in a CCTV blind spot before the Manchester Arena bombing, an inquiry heard. Showsec supervisor David Middleton said he had never been instructed to check the mezzanine area. […]
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Manchester Arena inquiry: Salman Abedi made three scouting trips
(BBC) The Manchester Arena suicide bomber made three scouting trips before detonating a device that killed 22 people, an inquiry has heard. The hearing was shown CCTV footage of the visits in the days before the attack in the City Room foyer […]
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Manchester Arena inquiry: Man with ‘bulging rucksack’ seen days before blast
(BBC) A security supervisor saw a suspicious man carrying a “bulging rucksack” four days before a suicide bombing, the Manchester Arena inquiry has heard. Ex-police officer Jonathan Lavery said he thought the man may have been carrying out “hostile reconnaissance.” He was […]
Demonstrations
Never-before-seen footage shows Manchester bomber Salman Abedi at a rally organised by Jeremy Corbyn’s pro-Palestine group (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena attack: Abedi’s brother Ismail refuses to engage with inquiry
(BBC) The elder brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber has refused to say why he is not co-operating with the public inquiry into the atrocity. The inquiry has heard that Ismail Abedi has declined to answer questions in case he incriminates […]
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Manchester Arena inquiry: Terror threat ‘not adequately assessed’
(BBC) Four risk assessments carried out prior to [the] Manchester Arena attack “failed to adequately assess” the terror threat at the venue, an inquiry has heard. Security expert Colonel Richard Latham said the risk of a suicide bombing at a venue like […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber ‘missed by seconds’ by patrol
(BBC) The Manchester Arena suicide bomber was missed by seconds by a police patrol, the inquiry into the bombing heard. Salman Abedi, dressed in black and bent over by the weight of the home-made bomb in a large rucksack, later made his […]
Government & Politics
Manchester Arena bomber linked to six MI5 ‘subjects of interest,’ inquiry hears (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomb plotters ‘still at large’
(BBC) The brothers who carried out the Manchester Arena attack “did not act alone” and others who knew about it are still “at large,” an inquiry has heard. Twenty-two people were killed and hundreds more injured when Salman Abedi detonated a bomb […]
Government & Politics
Manchester bombing families attack MI5’s ‘obsessive secrecy’ in public terror inquiry (LINK ONLY)
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DIY bomb video watched by Manchester Arena terrorists still online (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Manchester attack victim’s father tells inquiry: ‘Enough is enough’ (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena inquiry: Relatives present ‘pen portraits’
(BBC) Bereaved families whose loved ones were killed in the Manchester Arena attack have shared their heartache as the inquiry heads into its second week. The father of Martyn Hett was the first to present a “pen portrait” of his son, whose […]
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Friend of Manchester Arena bomber refuses to work with inquiry (LINK ONLY)
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‘Significant flaws’ by police led to delays in treating Manchester Arena victims (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester bomber was seen ‘praying’ at venue before attack (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena inquiry: Terror attack investigation opens
(BBC) The public inquiry into the Manchester Arena terror attack has begun. The hearing comes more than three years after Salman Abedi set off a bomb as people left a concert on 22 May 2017, killing himself and 22 others. It was […]
Legal
Manchester attack: Families speak of ‘impossible’ loss
(BBC) Families of those who died in the Manchester Arena attack have given emotional statements to a court where the bomber’s brother is awaiting sentencing. Over the course of a two-day sentencing hearing, relatives broke down in tears as they spoke about […]
Legal
Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi jailed for at least 55 years (LINK ONLY)
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Brother of Manchester Arena bomber refuses to attend court (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Manchester Arena attack: Families oppose screen for MI5 witness
(BBC) The families of 22 people killed in the Manchester Arena bombing have opposed moves to allow a senior MI5 officer to give evidence behind a screen at the public inquiry into the terror attack. Government lawyers want the security service member […]
Academics & Education
Manchester colleges agreed to share data of students referred to counter-terror scheme (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena: Steward ‘saw bomber before attack’
(BBC) Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi was seen acting suspiciously and was reported to a steward before he detonated his device, it has emerged. A member of the public raised concerns about Abedi before the bomb went off and killed 22 people […]
Legal
Manchester Arena attack: Survivors to appeal inquiry decision
(BBC) A group of Manchester Arena terror attack survivors will appeal against a ruling to not give them legal counsel at a public inquiry into the bombing. In April, chairman Sir John Saunders denied the group “core participant” status at the hearing, […]
Legal
Manchester Arena attack: Survivors refused role in inquiry
(BBC) Manchester Arena bombing survivors have lost their bid to be represented at a public inquiry into the 2017 bombing. In April, chairman Sir John Saunders denied survivors of the blast “core participant” status in the hearing. The group took legal action […]
Deradicalization
Reading killings: Suspect Khairi Saadallah was on anti-terror programme (LINK ONLY)
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Fire Brigades Union asked by public inquiry for its views on fire service response to the Manchester Arena bombing (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena attack inquiry: Survivors take legal action
(BBC) Survivors of the Manchester Arena attack are taking legal action after losing their bid to be represented at the public inquiry into the bombing. More than 40 people who were injured in the 2017 attack are calling for the decision to […]
Legal
Manchester Arena victims hit out at ‘disgusting’ move to give bomber almost £200,000 in legal aid (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester marks third anniversary of arena blast
(BBC) The arena bombing was “forever etched in our minds,” the dean of Manchester said as he led a live-streamed memorial service to mark the third anniversary of the attack. Twenty-two people were killed and hundreds injured in the suicide bombing at […]
Crime
Manchester Arena: Charges over chemicals bought by bomber’s brother
(BBC) A man has been charged with fraud in relation to chemical purchases by the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber. The charges follow inquiries under Operation Manteline, the police investigation into the May 2017 attack. Yahya Werfalli, 25, of Cheetham Hill, […]
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Arena bomb survivors refused ‘core participant’ status for upcoming inquiry — but chairman insists ‘their voice will be heard’ (LINK ONLY)
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Terrorism in the UK: Number of suspects tops 40,000 after MI5 rechecks its list (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi’s murder sentencing hearing postponed
(BBC) The sentencing of Hashem Abedi, who was found guilty of murdering the 22 people who died in the Manchester Arena bombing, has been postponed. The brother of bomber Salman Abedi had been due to be sentenced on 23 and 24 April […]
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‘Living witnesses’ of the Manchester Arena bombing atrocity legally apply to play a key role in the public inquiry (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena bombing inquiry delayed due to coronavirus (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena bombing: Suburb a ‘hunting ground’ for extremists
(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 […]
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Where is the father of the Manchester Arena bomber? (LINK ONLY)
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From Disney to deadly: How the Abedi brothers were radicalised (LINK ONLY)
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Brother of Manchester Arena bomber found guilty of murder (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena attack: Trial judge tells jury to put emotions aside (LINK ONLY)
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Brother of Manchester bomber ‘exposes guilt’ by not giving evidence, court told (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena bomber’s brother will not give evidence in own trial (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena attack: Brother’s DNA ‘in bomb plot car’
(BBC) The DNA of a man accused of plotting the Manchester Arena attack was found on items in a car used for storage ahead of the blast, a court heard. Three drums, used to store packs of nails, were found in the […]
Legal
Manchester Arena attack: Brother’s fingerprints ‘at key bomb plot locations’
(BBC) Hashem Abedi’s fingerprints were on packs of nails in a car allegedly used to store a bomb-making kit linked to the Manchester blast, a court has heard. The 22-year-old is accused of helping his brother Salman plan the Arena attack in […]
Legal
Manchester Arena attack: Brother’s fingerprints linked to arena bomb
(BBC) The fingerprints of Hashem Abedi were discovered on a tin can that has been linked to the Manchester Arena bomb, a court has heard. The discovery was made after police found various crushed-up metal tins in the garden of the Abedi […]
Legal
Manchester Arena attack: Jurors shown bomb-making video
(BBC) An internet video showing how to make a homemade bomb with the same explosives used in the Manchester Arena bombing has been shown to a jury. The 13-minute film shows a man wearing a balaclava with a gun holster on his […]
Legal
Manchester Arena attack trial jurors shown mock-up of bomb
(BBC) A mock-up of the suicide bomb used by Salman Abedi in the Manchester Arena attack has been shown to jurors. Abedi used a detonator which was inserted into a paint tin containing the highly-explosive homemade substance TATP, the court heard. Hashem […]