salman obeid ee isjust the most recent. being radicalised in the first place. the government's answer is prevent. it requires public workers and others in the community to report any possible signs of extremism to police. in the market, i met extremism to police. in the market, imeta extremism to police. in the market, i met a stallholder who told me he was acquitted of terrorism charges four years ago. his opinion of the prevent strategy is not unusual. from my case, when i was accused of being a terrorist, they said extremism is practising yourface. you are accused of being a terrorist. i went on trial for four months. i was told if you are praying five times a day, that is the first step in extremism. prevent, to you, is quite personal and has had a big impact in your life. when it is targeting innocent people, yes. no one agrees with extremism or terrorism but when you are discriminating against a section of people who have lived in peace for many years, i think that is extremely racist and terrorism itself. it has now

salman did not travel to syria.is that i have seen his two passports and he never hides anything from me. he did not travel to syria. there was no apology. before he left south manchester, we're told he would sometimes lead in prayers in this mosque. he's there all the time when the prayers are happening. he's a guy who announces it, like, "allahu akbar. " police now want to know if anyone else knew what salman abedi and his father's beliefs. salman abedi's father, he was well known in the mosque? oh, yeah, everyone knew him. everyone from our age... a good man? he's a good man. hayel khazaal is close to the trustees at didsbury mosque. he had no idea of the family's extremist links. we know he is connected to extremist fighters in libya, groups close to al-qaeda. right. groups close to al-qaeda. to us, they did not show it to us. is that a problem, though? that people like yourself, good people, don't know who they are with? now, we go back again, the mosque trustees have to do more about that. leaders of communiti

they are pretty sure that this bomber salman abedi was the mule. he carried the bomb but did not create it. interesting pictures coming out tonight from the center in there are pictures of him carrying a rucksack and through the shopping center and it looks like it is a new , rucksack that he bought. he was in the city on friday night. that is important because it gives the police a thread. it is from that position that they would have followed his movements for the next two days until he reappears at the arena monday night. what they're doing is pull as many of these bomb fragments together and forensic labs will look at that. there may be a signature or fingerprint or something that points towards the bomb maker that would give the crucial piece of evidence towards the next level. jane: christian fraser with the latest for manchester. a clearer picture of the bomber is now emerging. we know that salman abedi is born in the u.k. to libyan parents. he went to school in manchester but dropped out of the university. we also know he traveled to libya,

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

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.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

salman did not travel to syria.is that i have seen his two passports and he never hides anything from me. he did not travel to syria. there was no apology. before he left south manchester, we're told he would sometimes lead in prayers in this mosque. he's there all the time when the prayers are happening. he's a guy who announces it, like, "allahu akbar. " police now want to know if anyone else knew what salman abedi and his father's beliefs. salman abedi's father, he was well known in the mosque? oh, yeah, everyone knew him. everyone from our age... a good man? he's a good man. hayel khazaal is close to the trustees at didsbury mosque. he had no idea of the family's extremist links. we know he is connected to extremist fighters in libya, groups close to al-qaeda. right. to us, they did not show it to us. is that a problem, though? that people like yourself, good people, don't know who they are with? no. we go back again, the mosque trustees have to do more about that. leaders of communities have to sit together. a

. —— 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

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

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

we are learning about the bomber, salman abedi.enrolled at salford university and there have been a rest here and in libya. let's tell you about the key developments. officers here in the uk have now made five arrests,including a man in wigan seen carrying a suspicious package. in addition, the father and a second brother of the manchester suicide bomber have been arrested by libyan police. another significant development this evening is that the publication by the new york times of photographs of what appear to be the remnants of the bomb from monday night. we must assume these are leaked photographs. the bbc understands that the bomber is thought to have detonated a device , which had been built by someone else. our security correspondent is saying that he was a mule. the terror threat alert indicates that further attacks may be imminent. hundreds of troops have been deployed, to protect key sites across the country, including downing street. an off—duty female police officer was among the 22 killed in monday's attack. she has no

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

salman: i think so. the deficit has to be financed. of doing that is to let the currency depreciate -- one way of doing that is to let the currency depreciate mark: you say we are heading down to 120 again? salman: 125 would be my target or level i would watch. that's where it becomes critical -- right nowto the come the improvement is not strong enough to sustain and x rally.ally -- an f today: there was a story about post-brexit the u.k. having to negotiate 759 treaties because of this. what is your take on that? how will that impact markets? salman: one thing is clear. this will be a long drawn, very complicated process. that number puts a specific angle of complexity to it. what will ultimately be important is once this election takes place and we move from rhetoric to reality, what kind of negotiation tactic both sides take. markets will become very sensitive in the next few months to any sign of competition coming from either the u.k. or the eu side, which shows we are -- instabilityds will rise sharply in the next few months. ma

more details emerge about salman 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

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

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

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

more details have been emerging about the bomber salman 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

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

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

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

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

salman abedi he rented a flat in this lock.he 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 salman abedi and his family, we speak to a former friend who says his behavior changed in the last six months. it is also said that his father fought in l

as greater manchester police confirmed earlier today, the perpetrator was salman abedi. was born and brought up 22—year—old who was born and brought up in britain. and as the emergency services have confirmed, throughout the day, his victims were innocent children, young people, and their families. our thoughts and prayers are with them all. i want to reiterate what i said this morning, about the professionalism of the emergency service, and the bravery of the people of manchester. through their actions, they proved that cowardice will always be defeated by bravery, that evil can be overcome by good and that our values, the liberal pluralistic values of britain will always prevail over the hateful ideology of the terrorists. in my statement earlier today, i said that the police and security services need to investigate whether or not salman abedi wassing alone. those investigations continue. but the work undertaken throughout the day, has revealed that it it's a possibility we cannot ignore, that there is a wider group of individuals linked to this attack. this morning,

says 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 sever

the bomber, salman abedi, probably bought the backpack on friday.ls leaked to the new york times by the american source suggest the bomb had this metal initiator and the unusual high current battery. it is thought the explosive may have been hydrogen peroxide —based, like the abt. but the leaking of the forensic pictures has caused furore. police have stopped sharing information with the americans, after what they called a breach of trust. the prime minister will now raise it at the highest level. shortly i will be travelling to the nato summit, where i will be working with international collea g u es working with international colleagues on defeating terrorism. i will make clear to president trump that intelligence that is shared between our law enforcement agencies must remain secure. and the new manchester mayor expressed his dismay. i made known my concerns about to the us ambassador. it's not a cce pta ble about to the us ambassador. it's not acceptable to me that, you know, here there is a live investigation taking place, and we cannot have in

suicide bomber salman abedi, an extremist who attacked the city of his birth.tors surround his home, like everyone here, wanting answers. this man knew abedi. he would watch him come and go from manchester to libya. now he can't believe what his neighbour did. unbelievably disgusted, to be honest. for a muslim, and a libyan as well for. for us, being the law of the country is most important. that is what the prophet teaches us. he was shouting out the koran in islamic. i don't know the language. the bbc was told a black flag with islamic writing was hung outside his home. many had no idea what it meant. i remember seeing some sort of flag outside. i didn't really look at it. was it english writing? no. a community worker who did not wa nt to no. a community worker who did not want to go on camera told us to separate people who knew salman abedi at college rang police several yea rs abedi at college rang police several years ago. they said he was supporting terrorism and had expressed a view that being a suicide bomber was ok. greater magister police will not co

salman abedi was wearing in images and here you can see his face.res he appears to be wearing some of the same clothes. he appears to be wearing some tonight police released this new image of him in manchester city centre on the day of the attack. new image of him in manchester city they are trying to find his blue suitcase. they say they have no reason to believe it contains anything dangerous, but they are asking anyone who sees it to be cautious. but they are asking anyone early today their investigation expanded to the south coast. in the sussex town of shoreham by sea, officers arrested a 23—year—old man. shoreham by sea, officers he is said to be a libyan trainee pilot. since the bombing there has been criticism of the security service mi5. has been criticism of it is now reviewing the way it assessed salman abedi. the home secretary has refused to be drawn on possible missed opportunities. to be drawn on possible it is right that mi5 are going to be able to look back and find out what has happened in the past. able to look back and find out b

we know that salman abeditravel to this country regularly. after the libyan revolution that overthrew qaddafi, many libyans joined the revolution that overthrew qaddafi, many libyansjoined the islamic state, in fact they formed one of the first foreign fighting brigades, one of the most effective. it helped isis capture the de facto capital, raqqa. fighters began to return here and eventually took control of the caliphate's sutherland strongholds, sirte. whether he was part of a wider network, we are not sure. lots of investigation into those arrests. let's talk about this report that is raking in the new york times, these images, photographs that the newspaper is publishing on its website, here is the shredded backpack carried by the attacker. it's the blue back back, on the floor of the arena. it is very torn up. a couple of other pictures, some of shrapnel, and one that we can show you of the detonator. .. of shrapnel, and one that we can show you of the detonator... no, we don't have that picture. i'm filling you in as we are getting thes

the police identified the bomber as 22-year-old salman abedi.hey also arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with the attack. >> our priority, along with the police counterterrorist network and the security partners, is to continue to establish whether he was acting alone or working as part of a wider effort. correspondent: it was flags at half mast at downing street where the prime minister reserved condemnation for the attackers choice of target. >> we strugglele to comprehend e twisted mind that sees a room packed with young children,n, nt as they y seem to cherish, but s an opportunity for carnage. wewe can continue to resolve t o fault -- it to fight such attacks, to defeat the ideology that fuels this violence. and if others arare responsible for the a attack, to seek them t and bring them to justice. corresndndent: after the attack, manchester on n edge, hundreds evacuauated from a shopppping cr after what turned out to be a false alarm.. and questions raised on whether security at the concert hall was tight enough. brent: lots of quest

salman abedi. from libyan stock, his pa rents salman abedi.n is that this man flu back from libya quite recently. that is a new kind of angle that has emerged this evening. that he actually may have just only recently returned on libya. and what was he doing that in libya? was he being trained in a camp to do the things that he has come back to do? there will now be a massive effort out there to work out what he was doing, who he had associations with, who did he fly out and fly backwards? was he on our radar? did we know about this movement? were the security services watching? there will be many questions and, again, libya is a sore point given britain's role in the country and questions again will be asked about that. the guardian as well. young life stolen by terror. two pictures of the same girls on the front and on the bottom of their people holding pictures, placards saying that they love manchester. and, indeed, an interesting phrase now. manchester, united. red and blue together. anyone who watched the footage of the vigil tonight wou

i can show you the first image we have of the man named as the bomber, salman abedi.ndent frank gardner, what more can you tell us this morning? the libyan connection is really the one that people are burying deep into. the big concern here is who helped him. the device was too sophisticated for one person to put together on their own. it was a viable and sophisticated device of a viable and sophisticated device of a completely different order to be ham—fisted, low—tech attacks that have taken place across continental europe in recent months. the fear, andi europe in recent months. the fear, and i don't want to alarm people unduly, but the worst case scenario is that there is a bomb maker, an expert bomb maker, somewhere at large in the uk, who helped him build this or built it for him. but thatis build this or built it for him. but that is only one possible theory. it is believed salman abedi is of libyan origin, his father was in opposition to colonel gaddafi's regime in libya, that is why they left libya. he is believed, the bomber, to have spent some time recently

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

was salman abedi on a surveillance list? the intelligence services are still collecting information about him and about the people around him. i wouldn't rush to conclusions, but you seem to be, that they miss something. people had phoned the terror hotline. as they should do. we will look to see what else we can do, the prime minister announced we will look to see what else we can do, the prime ministerannounced in our manifesto before this, there would be a commission for activism. that commission will include promoting british values to promote a narrative. there will be a specific focus in attitudes affecting women, such as female genital mutilation. but there are u na nswered genital mutilation. but there are unanswered questions, how is the commission to identify extremism, how will it be funded and how will they fit in with existing counterterror work such as the prevent strategy. labour security pledges 10,000 new police officers to replace half of the 20,000 lost on the recent gobern cuts and today, they have promis

the man who carried out the atrocity is 22—year—old salman abedi.ly named by the coroner and i would not wish therefore to comment any further about him at this stage. salman abedi was the son of refugees, a student at salford university. 0n the street today, survivors reliving the terror of a concert that ended in murder. we saw masses of people in the corridor, running in absolute terror and panic to get out of the place. young, teenage children — 14, 15 — mothers with children carrying them on their shoulders. people, with even wheelchairs panicking to get out. laura and isabella's concert ended ina laura and isabella's concert ended in a chaotic search for an excerpt. —— exit. wejust ran. but we also found two girls who lost their parents and had to get home on their own. they were quite scared because they we re they were quite scared because they were on their own. manchester has been a city on edge, shaken by alerts and rumours and a shopping centre evacuation. it is now beyond doubt that the people of manchester and of this country have fall

the headlines at 4.00pm: the bbc obtains cctv pictures appearing to show the manchester bomber salman abedi shopping a day before the attack. staff say it's the same man. looking at that cctv it's the same guy that's been in the shop several times in the past. he looks exactly like the guy that they're saying has done the bombings. greater manchester police are searching a site in bury in connection with the attack. visitors have been evacuated from hamerton zoo park in cambridgeshire in what emergency services say is a "very serious incident". british airways chief executive says he's sorry about the disruption caused by a global computer meltdown, but says he won't resign. we will make a full investigation exhaustive. we will find out exactly what happened and we will make sure this will never happen again. also this hour, tributes to the legendary blue peter presenterjohn noakes, who's died aged 83. best known for his partnership with faithful dog shep and his daredevil stunts, his family say he'll be greatly missed. an australian pensioner gets a fright while fishing, when a great

do you remember seeing salman abedi at the mosque? >> yeah, i see him sometimes.ally 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 me and too many brothers here it affected. and now we scared even hfr -- m wife is scared to go to the town. >> reporter: the abedi family attended the large mosque but he was pushed to the fringes. >> abedi family especially the father and older brother were quite respected and well-known in the will i be belibyan peopl. there was nothing abnormal about them but he was not engaging and actually most of his friends were outside of the will i beli community. >> reporter: the picture emerging of salman abed

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 times reports that authorities were warned of salman abedi's extremism views by a relative.attacks brother, arrested in libya earlier today. so let's begin. we were remarking earlier that the image on the front page is that of troops on uk streets. what does that make you feel when you see that, lance? streets. what does that make you feel when you see that, lance7m makes you appreciate the seriousness of the situation we face, not that we needed reminding of that, but i'm sure the security of services, the government, will be pleased to see this photograph on a lot of the front pages, it's partly there for reassurance to let the public know everything is being done to keep the streets as safe as they can be. some people may feel there's a bit of window dressing about it, that it really is there more for reassurance and the practical benefits that this can have but it takes the pressure off the police service themselves. it will allow them to concentrate on the serious work to be done, which is of course ensuring that if there is of course ensuring that if there isa is of co

police and counter—terrorism officers are piecing together a picture of salman abedi's last movementsd he'd recently left manchester for tripoli in libya, returning to the uk, four days before the attack, via istanbul and dusseldorf airports. police think in the hours before the bombing he may have been at a property in granby row near piccadilly railway station and a short distance from the manchester arena where the bomb exploded. somewhere near here he'd phoned his mother and said "forgive me", according to a libyan anti—terrorism official. but who else did he talk to? where else had abedi been? forensics, cctv, 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 ou

we now know the suicide bomber‘s name, manchester—born salman abedi did this.ved and today launched raids on people thought to have been 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 and you hear a bomb go off, but more of a muffled sound. it was like what you see in the movie. everyone was scared at that moment. then we got to the end of the avenue and saw the police and it hit home that it's your doorstep. this part of the city is known to have been home to a number of islamist extremists in recent years, some with links to syria and libya, some alive and some dead. to construct a viable bomb that can be safely transported, secreted through security and then detonated on command is not something an amateur can easily achieve. police say the device was home—made, with reports that it contained nuts, bolts, ball bearings and nails. so—called islamic state says that one of their soldiers of the c