Manchester Arena suicide bomber Salman Abedi spent almost an hour hiding in a CCTV blind spot before he detonated a bomb which killed 22 people and injured hundreds more, a public inquiry has heard. Abedi, 22, made three ‘hostile reconnaissance’ trips in the days leading up to the attack in May 2017, with footage at one point showing … Read more
Manchester Arena terror attack families’ fury at £350,000 legal aid for terror plotter Hashem Abedi to refuse to take part in court case Hashem Abedi, 23, spent thousands of pounds of legal aid for the inquiry Despite the huge sums, the bomb plotter refused to appear at proceedings Charlotte Campbell, 40, whose 15-year-old daughter Olivia … Read more
Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi was brought to the attention of M15 on at least 18 occasions before the 2017 terror attack, a public inquiry has heard. Security services received their first alert about him in 2010, and he was made a ‘subject of interest’ in 2014 but the file was dropped four months later. … Read more
The Manchester Arena bomber’s brother Ismail Abedi posted extremist images and Islamic State propaganda on social media before the attack, the inquiry into the bombing has heard The Manchester Arena bomber’s brother posted extremist images and Islamic State propaganda on social media before the attack, the inquiry into the bombing has heard. Families of the … Read more
in a million’. Schoolgirl Nell Jones was one of 22 people killed in the attack at an Ariana Grande concert in May 2017 The best friend of an 14-year-old maths prodigy who was killed in the Manchester Arena attack has told an inquiry she was ‘irreplaceable’ and ‘one in a million’. Schoolgirl Nell Jones was one … Read more
One of the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing was trying for a baby and had begun choosing baby names, the inquiry has been told. Kelly Brewster, 32, had started making a list of baby names on her phone and had an offer accepted on a new home on the morning of the attack in … Read more
A desperate 999 call from a member of the public treating a dying victim of the Manchester Arena bombing was played on the second day of the public inquiry into the attack. Ronald Blake was trying to help stricken John Atkinson, 28, who had been caught in the blast carried out by suicide bomber Salman … Read more
A desperate 999 call from a member of the public treating a dying victim of the Manchester Arena bombing was played on the second day of the public inquiry into the attack. Ronald Blake was trying to help stricken John Atkinson, 28, who had been caught in the blast carried out by suicide bomber Salman … Read more
Loved ones of the 22 people murdered at the Manchester Arena bombing have stood in silent remembrance at the opening of the public inquiry into the terror attack. The sombre start to proceedings began with Paul Greaney QC, counsel to the inquiry, reading the names of each of those murdered by suicide bomber Salman Abedi … Read more
A pop concert for 4,000 audience members is being staged in Germany to track how Covid-19 spreads in large indoor events. Participants this morning lined up to take part in the RESTART-19 transmission risk assessment at Leipzig arena. The study, organised by the University Hospital of Halle, simulates a live concert venue in three different … Read more