police now want to know if anyone else knew what salman abedi and his father believed. is father believed. he was well-known in the mosque? oh, yeah. a good man? he is a good man. this man is close to the trustees at didsbury mosque. like many, he had no idea of the family's extremist links. we know he is connected to extremist fighters in libya, groups close to al-anda. extremist fighters in libya, groups close to al-qaeda. right. is that a problem, though? people like yourself, good people, don't know who they are with? the mosque trustees have to do more about that. leaders of communities have to sit together. tonight, didsbury mosque said salman abedi was a coward whose crime had no place in their religion, a man willing to kill and hurt in the city that was once his home. ed thomas, bbc news, south manchester. in a moment, we'll speak to our correspondent quentin somerville in libya, but first let's go to our security correspondent gordon corera, who's outside mi5 headquarters. they are talking about a network. i guess that is the focus of the investigation? absolut

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

ed: suicide bomber salman abedi, an extremist to attacked the city of his birth. investigators surround his home, like everyone here, wanting answers. he knew abedi and watched him come and go from manchester to libya. he can't believe what his neighbor did. it is unbelievably disgusting to be honest. , as a muslim, yeah, and a libyan as well. to us, obeying the law of the country is priority number one. ed: talk of erratic behavior, shouting in the streets. the bbc has been told a black flag with islamic writing hung outside his home. they had no idea what it meant. was it english writing? >> no. ed: a community worker who did not want to go on camera has told us that 2 separate people who knew salman abedi at college rang police several years ago. they say he was supporting terrorism and expressed the view that being a suicide from was -- suicide bomber was ok. greater manchester police will not comment on the claims. what about the manchester bomber's family? this is his brother now under , arrest for supporting islamic state. on his facebook page he praised fig

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

. —— 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

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

far more important of course to focus on the victims than on salman abedi so let's do that for a secondame. 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 might have seen the pictures of her mother desperately appealing for information. sadly, she is one of the victims. eight—year—old saffie roussos, described by her headteacher to date as simply a beautiful little girl in every aspect of the word. as we get more details about the people who were killed, what is quite obvious is that some of them are young victims, but also some were parents who were waiting to collect their children. goodness knows what their children must have gone through on the night. little saffie roussos had gone with her mother to dance to her pop idol. she became the youngest known victim of the arena attack. the eight—year—old's deat

suicide bomber salman abedi, an extremist who attacked the city of his birth. ators surround his home. like everyone here, they want answers. this man knew abedi. he had watched him come and go from manchester to libya. now he can't believe what his neighbour did. unbelievably disgusting, to be honest. especially for a muslim. and a libyan as well. to us, obeying the law of the country is the most priority number one. that's what the prophet teaches us. some talk of erratic behaviour, of abedi chanting in the street. he was shouting in arabic. eidams know the language. —— i don't know their language. the bbc has been told a black flag with islamic writing hung outside his home. many had no idea what it meant. i saw some sort of flag outside. with islamic writing on it? ididn't i didn't really look at it. was it english writing? no. a community worker who didn't want to go on camera has told us that two people who knew salman abedi at college went to police several years ago. they said he was supporting terrorism and had expressed a view that being a suicide bomb

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

more details have emerged about salman abedi, the suicide bomber.st groups. images have been released in the american media showing details of scene of the bombing, that angered the british government which says it could undermine the investigation. and tributes have been paid to those killed and injured. a moment of silence was held at the europa league final in stockholm between manchester united and ajax amsterdam. fans held up signs saying "united we stand." manchester went on to win. those are the headlines. and the top story here in the uk: the conservatives and labour have said that national campaigning

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

main story — the bbc has obtained new cctv footage which appears to show the manchester bomber, salman abediping at a convenience store, just 36 hours before the attack. the video shows the man buying food and cleaning products in a shop close to the granby road flat which abedi visited in the hours before the explosion. greater manchester police say‘s it's aware of the footage and enquires are underway to establish if it's connected to their investigation. they say anyone with other footage, images or information should contact the police. and we can show you these pictures from within the last hour — which shows officers investigating last week's attack — searching a landfill site in bury. a total of 14 people are currently in custody. our home affairs correspondent june kelly has this report on the investigation. a young man in a hooded top, jogging pants and trainers, on his own on a sunday morning shop. in this footage obtained by the bbc, he looks relaxed as he is captured on cctv, browsing the shelves of the manchester convenience store. his till receipt shows he's spent £8.74 and he

more details have been emerging about the bomber salman abedi. has spoken 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,

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. abedi attended didsbury mosque, where his attitude raised concerns. tonight the chairman insisted the police were tipped off, but also admitted that mistakes may have been made. 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 imet him i met him at the mosque. hejust prayed, and that was it. he stayed after for a prayed, and that was it. he stayed afterfor a bit, prayed, and that was it. he stayed after for a bit, an prayed, and that was it. he stayed afterfor a bit, an extra prayed, and that was it. he stayed after for a bit, an extra five or ten minutes. this is his friend. they played football together, supporting manches

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

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

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,

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

suicide bomber, salman abedi, an extremist who attacked the city of his birth., like everyone here, wanting answers. suhaib knew abedi. he'd watch him come and go from manchester to libya. now he can't believe what his neighbour did. unbelievably disgusting to be honest. speaking as a muslim. and a libyan as well. to us, obeying the law of the country is the most priority number one. that's what the prophet teaches us. and some talk of erratic behaviour, of abedi chanting in the street. he was shouting out the koran in "islamic." you see, i don't know their language. the bbc has been told a black flag with islamic writing hung outside his home. many had no idea what it meant. i remember seeing some sort of flag outside. was it islamic writing on it? i didn't really look at it. it was just... was it english writing? no. a community worker who didn't want to go on camera has told us that two separate people who knew salman 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

look in particular at its response to several warnings that the man who carried out the attack, salman abedi, was a threat. meanwhile, the investigation into abedi has led to police searching properties in manchester, chester and west sussex. here's our home affairs correspondent, june kelly. who was salman abedi connected with? the connection to this massive counterterrorism investigation. overnight, the focus switched to the english south coast, more than 250 miles from manchester. in the seaside town of st ann's square in sussex, officers moved in on unaddressed and arrested a man of 23 whojoins unaddressed and arrested a man of 23 who joins i3 unaddressed and arrested a man of 23 who joins 13 others already in custody. i watch past ten, hello, how are you doing? salman abedi was caught on cctv as he prepared to kill himself and to commit mass murder. it has emerged five years ago, concerns began to be raised with the authorities about his extremist views. and so since the bombing, there has been criticism of the security service mi5. it has launched two enquiries into the way it examined

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

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

in the past hour police have released another image of the manchester bomber, salman abedi, on the daylled 22 people after a pop concert in the city. the image shows abedi with a blue suitcase. police are asking if the public seen him between the 18th and 22nd of may. he visited the wilmslow road area and manchester city centre. and we can show you these pictures from this afternoon — which shows officers investigating last week's attack — police are aware of the footage and are working to see if it is connected with their investigation. they say anyone with information should contact the police. our home affairs correspondent june kelly has this report on the investigation. a young man in a hooded top, jogging pants and trainers, on his own on a sunday morning shop. in this footage obtained by the bbc, he looks relaxed as he is captured on cctv, browsing the shelves of the manchester convenience store. his till receipt shows he's spent £8.74 and he brought almonds, tuna, scouring pads and air freshener. staff in the shop believe this was salman abedi. this was the day before the bombi

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. 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

it was here that salman abedi spent his last weekend, putting his bomb together, making the final preparationso attack a concert full of teenage girls. about three months earlier, before he went to libya for the last time, abedi rented a flat in this block, being pored over by forensics officers this week as a possible bomb factory. the flat is owned by aiman elwafi. this evening, his friend told the bbc what aiman found after abedi had left. a piece of metal in the bathroom and electricity switched off, fire alarm is switched off. he can smell a strong, strong, strong smell coming out from the carpet. aiman told me, i think it's like diesel, like petrol, something chemical. detectives say they've made very significant finds and, crucially, believe they have captured a large part of his terrorist network. we have seized thousands of exhibits which are now being assessed. i think it's fair to say there has been enormous progress with the investigation but still an awful lot of work to do. police have found bomb—making material, but because of concerns about what might still be out there, the th

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

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,

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

a community worker who did not want to go on camera told us to separate people who knew salman abedi g 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 comment on those claims. and what about the manchester bomber‘s family? this is his brother hashim now under arrest for is supporting so—called islamic state. this is his father, he's now back home libya. on his facebook page he praises al-qaeda fighters in syria. before he left south manchester: we were told he would ta ke manchester: we were told he would take part in praise at this mosque. he isa take part in praise at this mosque. he is a guy who announces it. police now want to know if anyone else what salman abedi and his father believed. salman abedi's father, he was in the mosque? everyone knew him. a good man? he is a good man. this man is close to the trustees at didsbury mosque. like many he had no idea of the family's extremist links will stop we know he is connected to ext

the bbc has obtained new cctv footage, which appears to show the manchester bomber, salman abedi, shopping at a convenience store, just 36 hours before the attack. close to the granby road flat which abedi visited in the hours before the explosion. meanwhile, police investigating the bombing have arrested a man in shoreham—by—sea, near brighton. a total of 14 people are currently in custody. our home affairs correspondentjune kelly has this report. a young man in a hooded top, jogging pa nts a young man in a hooded top, jogging pants and trainers, on his own in a sunday shop. in this footage, he looks relaxed as he is captured on cctv, browsing the shelves of the manchester convenience store. his till receipt shows he's spent £8 7a and he brought cheering, scouring pads and their fresheners. stuff in the shop believe this was salman abedi. this was the day before the bombing. while 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

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

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

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

there were two important arrests here in the search for salman abedi's brothers. two of them were picked up with help from uk authorities. 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 on

sources tell cnn salman abedi had been in syria for several weeseveral -- for several weeks in libya.olice say he was known to both british and u.s. intelligence officials and investigators are now trying to piece together whether abedi met with isis oral qaeda operatives or received terror training while abroad. they also want the know who he was in contact with here in england. police continue to raid buildings across manchester. they say they have made arrests in connection with the bombing. in a frantic race to find anyone who may have helped abedi build his bomb or plot his attack. >> this extensive investigation is going on, and activity taking place across greater manchester as we speak. >> reporter: the prime minister has raised the terror threat to its highest level, critical, for the first time in a decade. police have increased security at major sites across the country including at buckingham palace and st. paul's cathedral and armed officers continue to patrol manchester. clarissa ward, cnn, manchester. >> well, we are watching visible patrols, certainly more military pre

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

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

salman abedi, have been detained in libya. police have now arrested a total of seven people in britain. they think a network was behind the bombing which killed twenty—two people at a ariana grande concert. british police have condemned the publication by the new york times of leaked photos from the scene of the bombing. officials say it undermines the investigation and eroded trust with us intelligence partners. the british prime minister is expected to raise the issue with president trump at a nato summit on thursday. more tributes have been paid to the victims. so far 1a have been named. police say they know the identities of everyone who was killed. a vigil in the centre of the city brought together representatives of manchester's muslim, christian, jewish and sikh communities in a show of defiance and unity. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. there is a grim familiarity to the fallout from the manchester suicide bombing. mourning for the innocent lives lost and an intense foc

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

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

in this case salman abedi, 22 years old, born in manchester to parents from libya. the list of europe's so called home—grownjihadists is now depressingly long. my guest is gilles kepel, a french expert on islamist terrorism, whose work has attracted worldwide attention. is the west any closer to an effective counter—terror strategy? gilles kepel, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. we are getting more information by the hour and the day about exactly what happened in manchester. much of the focus on salman abedi, this young man who appears to have been the suicide bomber. the more we learn, the more you learn, does it seem to you this fits a familiar template or does this in any way seem different from europe's other mass murders of recent times? i think it fits a familiar template but it is changing. you know, terrorism is not always the same. and within that sort of third generation jihadism that we have witnessed over the years, of course. of course as a frenchman, what happened in manchester reminds us of the bataclan music hall attack on 13th november 2015. but the