Brother, father of Manchester attacker arrested in Libya

May 24, 2017 23:37

The brother and father of 22-year-old Salman Abedi, suspected of carrying out the bombing in Manchester which killed 22 people, in Libya.

A relative and security sources were quoted as saying by AFP that intelligence services had on Tuesday arrested Hashem Abedi, who -- like his older brother -- was born in Britain.

Their father has also been arrested on Thursday. -- Agencies

IMAGE: City council employees move flowers from the townhall in Albert Square to St Ann's Square in Manchester, on Wednesday. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters

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