29 May, 2017
Britain's MI5 intelligence service is to hold an inquiry into its handling of information surrounding the Manchester bomber, Salman Abedi, after it emerged that it had been alerted to his extremist views by members of the public at least three times ahead of the attack which killed 22 and wounded dozens outside of an Ariana Grande concert on May 22, 2017, according to British media reports.
Fourteen people are now in custody in relation to the attack, including a 23-year-old man arrested early Monday in the southern coastal town of Shoreham-by-Sea on suspicion of terrorism offenses. Two have been released leaving a total of 13 men in custody for questioning.
In a statement issued through Greater Manchester Police, they said her life was "taken away after 18 short years by evil, evil men prepared to ruin lives and destroy families, for what?"
Home Secretary Amber Rudd warned members of his network still could be at large, but officials have reduced the terror threat level to severe from critical.
The suitcase was not used in the attack, which was carried out when Abedi detonated an improvised bomb minutes after the concert ended, Greater Manchester Police Detective Chief Superintendent Russ Jackson said.
MI5 is to hold an inquiry into the way it dealt with warnings from the public that the Manchester suicide bomber, Salman Abedi, was a potential threat.
Investigators have searched 17 properties, including Abedi's home in south Manchester and other houses in nearby districts.
Police disclosed new details about Abedi's' movements, saying he returned to Britain four days before the attack.
"We will be thinking about all the people who died and were injured", she said. Another brother and Abedi's father have been detained in Libya.
There were prayers for the victims at church services across Manchester on Sunday.
Manchester-born Abedi likely received some ISIS training in Syria in the months before the attack, according to information gathered in the preliminary investigation, a USA official told CNN on Thursday.
Police have released surveillance-camera images of Abedi on the night of the attack that show him dressed in sneakers, jeans, a dark jacket and a baseball cap.
Authorities are appealing for more information about his final days.
Britain has downgraded its national security level from its highest level.
Last week's attack, the deadliest in Britain since 2005, was claimed by IS militant group.
"This is a review that would seek to answer whether there are lessons to be learned from how the security service handled the intelligence on Abedi". "We shouldn't rush to make any conclusions at this stage".
Last week, Prime Minister Theresa May said Abedi had been under the radar "up to a point".
Several of the victims were children, the youngest being just eight.
