abedi worshipped at the didsbury mosque.day's attack, although he didn't ta ke monday's attack, although he didn't take any questions. the horrific atrocity that occurred in manchester on monday night has shocked us all. it has indeed shocked us all. this act of cowardice has no place in our religion, or any other religion for that matter. on monday night, salman abedi carried out a suicide attack at the manchester arena. 22 people we re at the manchester arena. 22 people were killed and 59 injured. these are some of the 22 people who were killed in the attack. only say they are supporting their families. the youngest was just eight years old. also killed, a polish couple from york and a serving off duty police officer. all day in manchester, people have been coming to the town hall to lay flowers and to remember. just pain, because everybody in manchester seems to know somebody that attended. my daughter had a friend that went. it is like we are all linked together. it is like it happened to someone in your own family. i br

we speak to the mosque attended by salman abedi. they told police he was being radicalised — but thought one phone call was enough. when the authorities are aware that this person is radical, or maybe doing wrong things, the responsibility is not ours any more. but is that where your responsibility ends, after one phone call to police? absolutely. we'll be talking to others who knew abedi and asking why the police are so confident they've got most of his network. also tonight... jeremy corbyn says uk foreign policy and its war on terror aren't working — he's criticised for saying so soon after the manchester attack. economists question the financial honesty of both the labour and conservative manifestos. and has a defined manchester gets back on its feet this evening with an athletics display, we look forward to a weekend of sport and music. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news, manchester city spent a reported £15 million on the 22—year—old monaco midfielder bernardo silva. good evening. britain's top counter—terrorism officer sa

abedi. a formerfriend told the bbc his behaviour had changed in the last six months. funerals in egypt for the coptic christians killed in an attack on friday. the country retaliates with airstrikes on libya. and a glimpse into the past. the bbc is given exclusive access to historic footage that has not been seen in 80 years. britain's top counter—terrorism officer says they have captured a large part of the network involved in the manchester arena attack, where 22 people died. mark rowley said immense progress had been made in the investigation, but there were still important lines to pursue and arrests to be made. a 44—year—old man was taken into custody friday evening on suspicion of terrorism offences. it brings the total number of men under arrest over the attack to nine. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. the bomber, salman abedi, came back to manchester from libya last week. renting a flat in this block, he had already bought many of the ingredients for his lethal

. —— salman abedi.ges from the bombing are published in american media, angry british authorities say it could undermine the investigation. also in the programme: as the world learns more about the victims and how young many of them were, there is outrage ina call many of them were, there is outrage in a call for bigger efforts to tackle global extremism. a moment of silence for the victims at the europa league final in stockholm between ajax and manchester united. fans show signs saying united we stand. live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. hello and welcome. police in the uk say they are investigating a network of people in connection with monday night's bombing in manchester. the bomber, salman abedi, killed 22, including children, and injured more than 60 when he set off the explosion at the ariana grande a concert. as the investigation gathers pace a total of seven people have been arrested around manchester and other uk cities. 0ur chief correspondent

he met all the three abedis in libya in 2011, and fought on the front line with ramadan abedi, so—calledhe manchester brigade. 70% of them were from north of england. the people who went to fight in libya? mm—hm, yes. and did the security services ever try to stop you from going? from leaving this country? no. even though they can see what we're taking. ambulances, satellite phones, some people even brought in laser—guided, you know, laser sights. the bbc has also learned of allegations the manchester bomber‘s father met the radical cleric abu qatada in london. and on facebook, he is alleged to have praised fighters affiliated with al qaeda in syria. he denies supporting islamic extremism. he believes, and a lot of libyan, and even arab and muslim here, they don't believe you can be muslim, a good muslim, and british citizen. nasser knew ramadan abedi. he said fighting in libya changed him. he believes in thejihadi values, and if you see what he's thinking about libya, what he's wrote about libya, it's really clear. he believes in a jihad. since the manchester attack, the bbc has asked f

abedi worshiped that this mosque. one of the trustees condemned monday's attack, although he did not take any questions. >> the horrific atrocities that occurred in manchester monday night has shocked us all. it has indeed shocked us all. this act of cowardice has no place in our religion or any other religion, for that matter. gavin: on monday, abedi carried out a suicide attack at the manchester arena. 22 people were killed and 64 injured. today "the new york times" revealed pictures from the crime scene in the foyer of the manchester arena. the pictures appear to show the remnants of the bomber's backpack the metal fragments , used in the attack, and a possible detonator located in abedi's left hand. all day in manchester, people have been coming to the town hall to lay flowers and to remember. >> just pain, because everybody in manchester seems to know somebody who attended. my daughter had a friend that went. it is like we are all linked together. it is like it happens to someone in your own family. i brought a r

abedi worshipped at the didsbury mosque.tees today condemned monday's attack, although he didn't take any questions. the horrific atrocity that occurred in manchester on monday night has shocked us all. it has indeed shocked us all. this act of cowardice has no place in our religion, or any other religion for that matter. on monday, abedi carried out a suicide attack at the manchester arena. 22 people were killed and 64 injured. today, the new york times revealed pictures from the crime scene in the foyer of manchester arena. they appear to the remnants of the bomber‘s rucksack, the metalfragments used in the attack, and a possible detonator. all day in manchester people have been coming to the town hall to lay flowers a nd been coming to the town hall to lay flowers and to remember. just pain because everybody in manchester seems to know somebody that's been or attended or my daughter had a friend that went. it's, like, we're all linked together and we kind of... it's like it's happened to someone in your own family. ijust

salman abedi.ear—old was born in manchester to libyan parents, who had fled the country after becoming opponents of colonel gaddafi. after going to school in the city he later studied at salford university before dropping out, and worked in a bakery. his parents are believed to now be living back in libya, and it is understood abedi himself recently returned to from the country. this morning the home secretary amber rudd said he was known to security services ‘up to a point‘. we can speak to the director of international security studies at the foreign affairs think tank the royal united is. thank you for joining us. —— royal united is. what do you make of the comment from the home secretary that salman abedi was known to the security services up to a point? i think what that indicate isa a point? i think what that indicate is a reflection of the fact that he clearly knew who he was, he was not a completely unknown figure to them. the question i suppose that how absolutely was the degree to which h

abedi worshipped at the didsbury mosque.oday condemned monday's attack, although he didn't take any questions. the horrific atrocity that occurred in manchester on monday night has shocked us all. it has indeed shocked us all. this act of cowardice has no place in our religion, or any other religion for that matter. on monday night, salman abedi carried out a suicide attack at the manchester arena. 22 people were killed and 59 injured. these are some of the 22 people who were killed in the attack. police say they are supporting their families. the youngest was just eight years old. also killed, a polish couple from york and a serving off—duty police officer. all day in manchester, people have been coming to the town hall to lay flowers and to remember. just pain, because everybody in manchester seems to know somebody that attended. my daughter had a friend that went. it's like we're all linked together. it's like it happened to someone in your own family. i brought my red, white and blue rose down and just wrote some words.

salman abedi is just the latest.t times like this is "how can we stop young people from being radicalised in the first place?" the government's answer is prevent. a controversial strategy which requires public workers and others in the community to report any possible signs of extremism to police. in the market, i met a stallholder who told me he was acquitted of terrorism charges four years ago. from his perspective, the prevent strategy confuses extremism with religious devotion. it's mainly spying on the community. that's what my opinion is. but it's there to try to stop people from becoming extremists? what is extremist? what is a sign of extremism? from my case, when i was accused of being a terrorist, they said extremism is practising your faith. we were told that if you're praying five times a day, that's the first step of extremism. that, to you, is really quite personal, then? when it's targeting innocent people then, yeah. no—one extremes with extremism or terrorism in any form, but when you're discriminati

abedi worshipped at the didsbury mosque.ne of the trustees today condemned monday's attack, although he didn't take any questions. on monday, abedi carried out a suicide attack at the manchester arena. 22 people were killed and 64 injured. today, the new york times revealed pictures from the crime scene in the foyer of manchester arena. the pitcures appear to the remnants of the bomber‘s rucksack, the metalfragments used in the attack, and a possible detonator. british officials tonight expressed astonishment and disbelief that the pictures had been leaked. all day in manchester people have been coming to the town hall to lay flowers and to remember. tonight, manchester is a city that knows there may be people in its midst who planned mass murder and may strike again. gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester. the uk's national police chiefs‘ council has issued a statement about the leak of those images in the us media. the organisation says this. "when trust is breached it undermines our investigations. " this damage is even great

abedi.n to a former friend who said abedi's behaviour had changed in the last six months. our special correspondent ed thomas reports. the manchester home, the family, and the need to know why. ramadan abedi, a father who allowed his children to fight on the front line in libya. his son hashim, suspected of supporting so—called islamic state. and then, salman abedi, the suicide bomber who murdered in his own city. i met him at a mosque, and we just prayed, and that was it. he stayed after for a bit, extra 5—10 minutes. this is his friend. they played football together, supported manchester united. now, he is too scared to show his face and says, over the past six months, salman abedi changed. there was something up. you could tell that there was something up with him, like, something was bugging him. then it came to a point where he didn't really listen to music anymore, didn't think about girls. if there was a nice track on, i'd be like, oh, this is a good song. he'd be like, nah, man, turn

this is what we know about salman abedi.tripoli. he dropped out of salford university and was already known to security services. in fact, the individual i spoke to yesterday who was a very close friend of the family, described him as a nieve individual. it would indicate he could not have put the explosive belt on. he must have had support helping him do that. meanwhile, the search for clues continues. forensic, digital and testimonies from witnesses and suspects. this, say the police, is a fast moving, wide—ranging investigation. far more important of course to focus on the victims than on salman abedi so let's do that for a second. 14 abedi so let's do that for a second. 1a people so far name. ijust told you about michelle kiss, he has been named by the police. the latest victim before michelle was surrounded the kosky from leeds. another 1a euros, nelljones was identified earlier today. 32—year—old kelly brewster from sheffield, and 15—year—old olivia campbell, who beat focused a lot on our programmes yesterday. you migh

they are getting information about salman abedi.rk times would have been leaked, which seemed to show extraordinary details of the other fragments of the bomb. from the lay tonight, we are seeing pictures emerged of salman abedi in friday evening. in the arndale centre. police believe that is him. he stopped at a cashpoint in the arndale centre, and in those photographs you can see him holding on his back in a rucksack, a black rucksack, and there is a blue inner lining. you can also see what looks like a sales tag. perhaps, he had beenin like a sales tag. perhaps, he had been in the arndale centre by that rucksack, it looks familiar to the fragments of a rucksack that we see in the new york times pictures that openly. that will be a crucial part of the investigation. just behind you, ican of the investigation. just behind you, i can see of the investigation. just behind you, i can see some of the investigation. just behind you, i can see some young girls guide teenage girls as well. what's happening where you are? this is saint amb

that is the list that salman abedi was on.ot a time to jump stresses that this is not a time to jump to conclusions and say that the secret service has missed something. this is a time to wait for answers and find out what these investigations and his ongoing investigations and his ongoing investigation finds in upcoming days, weeks and months. thank you. one week on from the atrocity at the manchester arena, panorama hears from concert attenders and parents and investigate the community context and the extremist islamist links behind the attack — that's at 8:30pm on bbc one. emergency services and have been called to what they have described as a serious incident at hamerton zoo park in cambridgeshire. visitors have been evacuated and an air ambulance was sent to the 25—acre wildlife park near huntingdon. the zoo is home to 500 animals, including a collection of malaysian and white tigers. 0ur correspondent ben ando who is at hamerton zoo for us. what's known at this stage? at the moment, very little is known officially. howe

salman abedi is just the latest.e stop young people from being radicalised in the first place? the government's answer is prevent a controversial strategy which requires public workers and others in the community to report any possible signs of extremism to police. in the market, i met a stallholder who told me he was acquitted of terrorism charges four years ago. from his perspective, the prevent strategy confuses extremism with religious devotion. it's mainly spying on the community. that's what my opinion is. but it's there to try to stop people from becoming extremists? what is an extremist? what is a sign of extremism? from my case, when i was accused of being a terrorist, they said extremism is practising yourfaith. we were told that if you're praying five times a day, that's the first step of extremism. prevent, to you, is really quite personal, then? when it's targeting innocent people then, yeah. no one extremes with extremism or terrorism in any form, but when you're discriminating against a set of people w

it will investigate its handling of information from the public about the manchester bomber, salman abedi. but as raids continue, the home secretary says the focus should remain on arresting abedi's known associates. i think it's too early to try and look for where the mistakes, if they were made, might have been made. the important thing is that we conclude the operation now. meanwhile, nick clegg and the liberal democrats warn national security could be at risk if theresa may negotiates a hard brexit deal. as british airways continues to deal with the disruption caused by computerfailings, the chief executive says sorry. we will make a full investigation, exhaustive. we will find out exactly what happened and we will make sure that this will never happen again. and tributes to the blue peter presenterjohn noakes, who's died at the age of 83. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the intelligence service mi5 is to review the way it deals with information from the public, in the light of the manchester suicide bombing. it will look in particular at its response to several war

was salman abedi acting alone?ke here earlier today and he said it is very clearly a network that we are investigating. we also know that four men are currently in custody. 0vernight there were three arrests in south manchester, men believed to have links to an address where salman abedi used to live. and yesterday his 23—year—old brother ismail was also arrested. none of these men has been charged. this afternoon police also raided a block of flats near manchester piccadilly station. a controlled explosion was carried out and for a short wail and railway line was closed. they were asked today with a bomb factory had been discovered. the police answered that extensive searches had been carried out. it is crucial now that the police find where this bomb was made, until they find this out they do not know if there are other bombs, other bombers. so they need to find out who made the bomb, did anyone encourage salman abedi to carry out the horrific attack on monday evening? also today police confirmed that an off—duty

salman abedi turn to isis?ities. syria and libya. but the answer may be much closer to home. last year abedi was seen with this man, also british libyan but now in prison convicted for funneling fighters into syria. a seasoned veteran wounded in the 2011 libyan revolution, abdullah needs a wheelchair which can is why several worshippers at the mofrk remembmosque remember him and salman helping to go push the wheelchair at friday prayers. do you remember seeing salman abedi at the mosque? >> yeah, i see him sometimes. he comes usually on friday. last time i see him, he was pushing the guy with the trailer, the disabled guy. >> reporter: also from libya? >> yes, from libya. he was very quiet. he sit in the mosque and pray and he goes. seems like a normal person. >> reporter: the mofsque is in rough neighborhood. and a mechanic here for 17 years told us the attack has hit the muslim community hard. >> every single muslim it affect because everyone here look to the muslim and this not right thing to do. it affect m

the face of salman abedi. identified asa the face of salman abedi.ester city fire bomber. he is now thought to have had helped quite possibly from an expert bomb maker pulled this amateur footage taken maker pulled this amateur footage ta ken yesterday maker pulled this amateur footage taken yesterday is believed to show his brother being arrested in manchester. at the family home nearby, police used explosives to gain access and then search for clues. but there are international connections to this plot. from manchester, abedi is believed to have gone to libya, a failed state. today, the french interior minister said war—torn syria was also a country he had probably spent time in. increasingly, investigators have been coming round to the conclusion that the bomber, salman abedi, was not working alone. you are simply the mule, carrying a device designed and built for him by somebody else. the bomb maker would still be at large which is why the uk terror threat level has been raised to critical. m15, the security service, is working with police and ot

salman abedi, acted alone, or with others. is decided by thejoint or with others. the highest level is decided by the joint terrorist analysis centre, a group of experts based at mi5 in london. the police have asked for the secretary of defence to deploy a number of armed military personnel in support of armed officers. this request is part ofa armed officers. this request is part of a well established plan, known as operation temperer. a plant described as a sensible response will mean additional security at big events. all those extra police officers that we are putting on the street already will be augmented by military support. the first phase, those military officers will take over some of our guiding duties at some fixed locations, and were joined police on the streets in protecting the public, and could potentially provide military support police and key events and locations. this level has only been breached those before, first in 2006, during a major operation to stop a plot to blow up transatlantic airliners with liq

times to abedi's extremist new cctv footage has been given to the bbc of abedi's movements the day before 16th arrest was made, and officers are searching a landfill site near bury. and officers are searching from manchester, here's our home affairs correspondentjune kelly. a young man in a hooded top, jogging pants and trainers, on his own on a sunday morning shop. jogging pants and trainers, in this footage obtained by the bbc, he looks relaxed as he is captured on cctv, browsing the shelves of a manchester convenience store. his till receipt shows he spent £8.74 and he bought almonds, tuna, scouring pads and air fresheners. £8.74 and he bought almonds, tuna, this was the day before the bombing. £8.74 and he bought almonds, tuna, and staff in the shop believe this was salman abedi. looking at that cctv, it is the same guy that has been in the shop several times in the past. he looks exactly like the guy that they're saying has done the bombings. that they're saying his eyes stand out so much from the guy that we recognise from the past. from the guy that we his trainers match those that

salman abedi, the suicide bomber who murdered in his own city.went at the mosque and we just prayed and that was it. he stayed an extra 5— ten minutes. this is his friend. they supported manchester united and played football together. now he is too scared to show his face and says over the past six months, salman abedi changed. there was something up. you could tell something was bugging him. he didn't want to listen to music any more. he didn't think about girls. if there was a nice track on, now he turns it off. he used to do bad stuff. as long as you're praying. you can still get forgiven. i don't know why he did it, knowing him, he would think he went to hell. he wasn't alone. alongside him, his brother hashim. his father ramadan. his father was a good fighter. he was fighting to die. this man met all the three of them in libya and fought on the front. frontline. 70% of them were from england. did the security services try to stop you going? no. some people even brought in laser. the bbc has learned of allegations that ramadan, summoned a bet

the "son" newspaper publishing abedi's photo.mong the lives loves 18-year-old georgina callander, a student studying health and social care. this picture of her with 18 yawn that grande taken eight years ago. and being separated from her mother and teacher. remembered as simply a beautiful little girl in everress aspect of the world loved by everyone. according to news reports her mother is critically injured and still in the hospital, she might not even know what happened to saffie. devastating news to the family of 15-year-old olivia campbell, who just this evening was confirmed dead. her uncle steven hotson and her mother had been searching the last 24 hours. olivia's mother charlotte clutching a picture of her daughter. >> if anybody has seen her, please contact the police. >> reporter: earlier today making this plea. >> i'm going through hell. i can't even explain what i'm going through. i just -- i need my daughter home. i need to know where she is. a mother shouldn't have to do this. >> reporter: charlotte posting on faceb

salman abedi did attend the mosque. the at that mosque felt unsafe in the company of salman abedi. behind the fuel, so not the brains behind the operation, but clearly there was a lot of sophisticated planning, not only getting the bomb to him, but also picking out the event here at manchester arena. all sorts of speculation as well about why this particular target. lots of girls at this concert. it was all about girl power and maybe, just maybe, that was the reason this particular location was picked. we will know, we can only speculate. lord richard dannett was commander in chief of land commands at the time of the 7/7 bombings in london. hejoins me from our studio in norwich. good afternoon to you. thank you for being with us. let's talk about the soldiers. we are starting to see more and more soldiers on the streets of london and around the country. are they suited to this particular rule? of course they are, otherwise they wouldn't have been deployed. two or three things are releva nt deployed. two or three things are relevant here. first, when soldiers to deploy in mainland g

salman abedi did not fit in.lture among the young individuals, mainly from the second—generation, who do not feel they belong anywhere, they do not feel they have a value in life, they feel there is no future for them. if current strategies are not working what is to be done? it is important not to see it as a problem of one community or religion. this is a british problem. these individuals are born here, being raised here, feeling here. here in cheetham hill less than two miles start of the arena the libyans we have spoken to who live here do not want to come on camera and you can see why. there is one thing that keeps coming up. stopping radicalisation does not depend on imam is that teachers it depends on opportunities for young people. as one dad said, why would you blow yourself up if you had enough to live for? they are worried there will be repercussions. how did you feel on tuesday when you find out? how does that make people think of me or my brother or my father or my mother? do you worry about the fut

i saw the news that the suspect is salman abedi. was not expecting this to happen and didn't know anything about this matter because he didn't say he was going to manchester and staying there. he said he was going to hombra and he got a special offer from manchester and he would go to hombra from there. >> reporter: all right. carlton king is a former scotland yard special branch and mi-6 officer and the author of an incredible story of a british agent. we are getting more sad news of confirmation of a death, this time a 14-year-old, alied mclloyd, the family of that young girl releasing that statement. >> yeah, i'm very sorry. >> once again, the target, the target obviously young people. let's talk a little bit about the fact that we think that sal man abedi and his brother and possibly a wider network in this country all plan this attack. what do you make of that? >> yeah, that's possible. as it stands now, obviously i'm no amonger a part of those organizations so i don't have the latest intelligence. that said, obviously i wouldn

the dt rolled salman abedi.d. amongst the dead, georgina callander, john atkinson, and sassy resource, who was just eight years old. stay with us for more news on the bombing. when theresa may an ounce on tuesday evening that the threat level was being raised from severe to critical, she did so after a day and investigations into the attacker who blew himself up at the manchester arena, killing 22. attacker who blew himself up at the manchesterarena, killing 22. —— saffie roussos. by midday, police had arrested a 23 old man, thought to be of manchester and of libyan descent. 0ne protein is to find out if he was working alone or as part ofa if he was working alone or as part of a network that might have been planning under attack. —— one priority. mark easton has the latest on the investigation. his report contains some flashing images. who was behind this attack on innocence? as the concert ended and the lights came up, as children left for home, music in their ears, smiles on their young faces, who chose that m

mrs may said it was possible that salman abedi was pa rt was possible that salman abedi was part of aer attacks. our first report tonight, in this extended programme, is by our chief correspondent, gavin hewitt. there are distressing images in his report on the attack. police were called to the arena just after 10. 30pm last night after the performance from the american star, ariana grande. the explosion happened in the foyer that connects the venue to victoria train station. those injured are being treated at eight hospitals in the greater manchester region. earlier today the prime minister chaired the first of today's meetings of the cabinet's emergency committee, known as cobra. she made a statement in downing street, condemning the callous, appalling and sickening attack, before then making her way to manchester to see police and members of the emergency services here. all election campaigning was suspended for the day. our first report tonight, in this extended programme, is by our chief correspondent, gavin hewitt. there are some distressing images in his report on the attack. a

because this property is linked to salman abedi.er at the same time. a police team was searching another house just a few miles from here, and a 23—year—old man was arrested at the same time, he is still being questioned. as you can see, police still at work here, this evening, we have seen detectives and forensic teams, in and out of the house all day, trying to assess what evidence they have been able to find. trying to build a picture of what salman abedi's life was like, who he was connected to and what kind of network may have been working with him, in planning this attack. that is a fast—moving investigation, and we might hear more, we will binge you you more of that as and when we do get it. let us talk about ariana grande, the pop sensation on the stage last night. it was a sell—out 21,000 people packed into the arena, many of them of course bought their tickets weeks and months ago, we have heard some of stories about how much which were looking forward to it. we have seen reaction from her on social media. broken she said,

this is salman abedi. investigators believe me visited libya weeks ago and only returned to manchester in the last few days. this taken was taken a few years ago and shown to us by an abedi friend. he remembered salman as a quiet child and last saw him three months ago heading to evening prayer at the mosque. one neighbor he spoke to was distraught, reeling from the shock that the killer was one of their own. >> he didn't really say anything other than if you need anything -- he was shattered, broken, tears in his eyes. it's like someone has died very close to you. it's something you can't describe. when you get some bad news and you don't know how to react. it hasn't hit home yet, to be honest. >> reporter: he said the home here is especially vulnerable to recruiters. the local mosque issued a statement but would not confirm whether abedi prayed there. they had recently returned to libya, salman, too. isis has carved out a substantial presence in libya. his return to manchester would have been a red flag

abedi rented a flat.t was here that he spent his last weekend putting his bomb together making his final to kill teenage girls. salman abedi he rented a flat in this lock. the authorities essay it was a virtual bomb factory. >> piece of metal -- -- i think it is diesel or petrol, something chemical. >> detectives say they have made very significant lines and personally have captured a large part of his terrorist network. thousands of exhibits that are now being assessed. i think it is fair to say there is a enormous progress for the investigation, but don't an enormous amount of work to do. concerns that may still be out there. -- they can expect higher security this weekend. incidentt not let this impact our lives. weekend withn this family and friends. >> a weekend in which armed officers will be patrolling on trains. investigators are growing in confidence, but for now going into one of the most important weakens of the summer, everyone rebate -- remains nervous. while more details are emerging about s

the man named as the suicide bomber is salman abedi, aged 22, and born in manchester.d colonel gaddafi. an apparently normal boy, he attended local schools, supported manchester united and later worked in a bakery. today, officers launched raids on people thought to be his associates. a 23—year—old man was arrested in the manchester district of whalley range. a short distance away, at another house, in fallowfield, a controlled explosion took place. it was like when you watch films, you hear like a boom go off, but like more of a muffled sound. it was like what you see in a movie. everybody was scared at that moment. it hits home that it was real, on your doorstep. this part of the city is known to have been home to several extremists in the last years, some with links to syria and libya. abedi is thought to have returned from the libyan capital, tripoli, just a few days go. to construct a viable bomb that can be safely transported, secreted through security and then detonated on command is not something an amateur that can easily achieve. police said the device was ho

where else had abedi been?traffic cameras, interviews every conceivable method for tracking abedi's movements is being pursued. we've been overwhelmed with support from members of the public and i'd ask for patience to continue from our local communities here in greater manchester as we carry out those searches and this investigation. there are nagging questions, though. abedi was known to security services. there had been warnings about his radicalisation. why wasn't he stopped before he carried out his murderous attack? since 2013, 18 plots have been thwarted, five since the westminster attack in march. could, should this one have been prevented too? mark easton, bbc news, manchester. the british authorities are resuming intelligence—sharing with law enforcement agencies in the united states. co—operation came to a halt this morning after the publication of leaked evidence photographs from the scene of the manchester terror attack by the us media. president trump described the leaks as deeply troubling and pr

stuff in the shop believe this was salman abedi. this was the day before the bombing.e he was shopping, he was also in the final stages of planning the attack and preparing for his own death. looking at that cctv, it is the same guy who has beenin cctv, it is the same guy who has been in the shop several times in the past. he looks exactly like the quy the past. he looks exactly like the guy they say has done the bombings. his eyes stand up so much from the quy his eyes stand up so much from the guy we recognise from the past. his trainers match those that salman abedi was wearing in images released by the police. here, you can see his facial features. in the by the police. here, you can see his facialfeatures. in the police pictures he seems to be wearing some of the same clothes. by this stage, he has his bomb on his back and is on the verge of committing mass murder. who was he connected with? this is a pivotal question for police in this massive counterterrorism investigation. overnight the focus switched to being a south coast, more than 250,000 -- 250 miles being

it's not just salman abedi acting alone. we're also hearing he was not only radicalized in syria and libya but right here in manchester. authorities in the uk have made two more arrests this morning trying to track down accomplices of manchester arena bomber salman abedi. at least six others were picked up in northern and central england wednesday including abedi's brother. another brother of abedi and abee de's father who both live in libya have also been detained. >> reporter: british officials say this video shows abedi at a shopping mall last friday possibly buying the backpack he used to detonate the bomb this week. it revealed a sophisticated device that used screws, and a detonator. police remain focused on finding the bomb maker who they say may still be at large. amid ongoing investigation people here in manchester and throughout the uk are refusing to let the attack keep them from going on with their daily lives. football fans who faced tight security erupted in cheers yesterday as manchester united defeated ajax a

yesterday, salman abedi's father, ramadan abedi, was detained in libya.new the father in manchester said he definitely had extremist views. of course, no doubt. he was very extremist, there is no doubt about that. there is no doubt now that detectives investigating monday's atrocity have made progress. enough to make them think they are dealing with a terrorist network. but there are still important blindspots, particularly around where the bomb was made. and around where the bomb was made. and a source said some suspicious su bsta nces a source said some suspicious substances or an for. daniel sandford, bbc news, manchester —— some suspicious substances or unaccounted for. in a moment, we'll be live at the nato meeting in brussels, and we'll have more from germany on those reports that salman abedi was in dusseldorfjust four days before the attack. first, let's get the latest on the investigation with our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. lots happening, daniel. explain what is significant as far as you are concerned? well, i think the most im

where else had abedi been?, traffic cameras, interviews every conceivable method for tracking abedi's movements is being pursued. we've been overwhelmed with support from members of the public and i'd ask for patience to continue from our local communities here in greater manchester as we carry out those searches and this investigation. there are nagging questions, though. abedi was known to security services. there had been warnings about his radicalisation. why wasn't he stopped before he carried out his murderous attack? since 2013, 18 plots have been thwarted, five since the westminster attack in march. could, should this one have been prevented too? mark easton, bbc news, manchester. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the usjustice department says it will seek a supreme court ruling after an appeal court refused to reinstate a temporary travel ban on people from six mainly muslim nations. the attorney generaljeff sessions said the appeal court's decision thwarted president trump's effort to

where else had abedi been?, traffic cameras, interviews every conceivable method for tracking abedi's movements is being pursued. we've been overwhelmed with support from members of the public and i'd ask for patience to continue from our local communities here in greater manchester as we carry out those searches and this investigation. there are nagging questions, though. abedi was known to security services. there had been warnings about his radicalisation. why wasn't he stopped before he carried out his murderous attack? since 2013, 18 plots have been thwarted, five since the westminster attack in march. could, should this one have been prevented too? let's get more from our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford, who is outside the headquarters of greater manchester police. we saw a series of raids and searches, what is the latest you are hearing? it is worth saying that the raid in wigan, where the bomb disposal officers were called, appears to be over, people have been allowed to return home, and noth

it is now reviewing the way it assessed salman abedi.home secretary has refused to be drawn on possible missed opportunities. it is right that mi5 are going to be able to look back and find out what has happened in the past. but at the moment i'm going to focus on making sure that we get the operation concluded and successfully so. but after the arena atrocity, is it right that an intelligence agency is investigating itself? i think at this stage it is appropriate that it is internal. the information is so sensitive and there needs to be speed and the most important thing is they identify whether there are threats to the uk. in the north of england there have been more searches at new locations. this was whalley range in manchester. i think they are libyans, but i do not know much about them. they collect our parcels, we collect their parcels. and in bury this afternoon police began examining this rubbish tip. as well as the searches, there are going through thousands of hours of cctv as they try to build a picture of this terror network

manchester—born salman abedi did this.aunched raids on people thought to have been his associates. a 23—year—old man was arrested in the manchester district of whalley range. 0ur priority, along with the police counter—terrorist network and our security partners, is to continue to establish whether he was acting alone or working as part of a wider network. almost exactly a year ago, police and emergency services in manchester held a training exercise for just this kind of terrorist incident. 23 old man was arrested, a short distance away, a controlled explosion took place. it was like when you sit and watch films. a muffled sound. screaming. everyone was literally scared at that moment. it hit home that it is a real and on your doorstep. this part of the city has been known to be the home of a number of extremists. salman abedi returned from the capital of libya just a few days ago. to construct a viable bomb safely transported and detonated on command is not something an amateur can easily achieve. police say the device w

salman abedi was on a government watch list at some point.e wasn't being closely watched because authorities didn't believe he posed an immediate threat. >> brian ross tonight, our thanks to you. >>> the awful reality. this attack, where so many young people would die. the mother who is still missing. >> reporter: from the teenagers who were on their own for a concert, to the children running out holding their mother's hands. the attack was cruelly aimed at young lives, innocent children. among the dead, saffie roussos, just 8 years old, separated from her mother and big sister. she did not survive. her school saying today, "she was simply a beautiful little girl loved by everyone." there are reports here her mother was critically injured, in the hospital, and might not be aware of what happened to saffie. 18-year-old georgina callander had her picture taken with the pop star two years ago and was back to see her in concert. she did not make it out. and at a vigil here in manchester, a town square filled with thousands to honor the young face