26 May, 2017
British police have stopped sharing information on the Manchester suicide bombing with the United States, the BBC reports, because of fears leaks in the American media could hinder a hunt for a possible bomb maker.
British officials hadn't, for example, released the name of the bomber until it surfaced in the USA media based on leaks from US officials briefed by their British counterparts.
Meanwhile, Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said the publication of leaked intelligence by the New York Times had " caused much distress for families that are already suffering terribly with their loss".
The leak of intelligence to the U.S. media has also angered British anti-terror police chiefs.
British officials were infuriated by the leaks but believe USA law enforcement was responsible for them, not the White House.
May said Thursday she would raise the leaks with Trump when the pair met at a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit in Brussels, Belgium. "There's a network - a cell of ISIS-inspired terrorists", said U.S. Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
Government officials said almost 1,000 soldiers were deployed to Buckingham Palace, Parliament and other high-profile sites across the country.
And a bomb disposal squad was called to a property in Withington after a man was arrested on Wednesday night, police said.
U.S. channel ABC News reported that police had found a kind of bomb-making workshop in Abedi's home and he had apparently stockpiled enough chemicals to make additional bombs.
"We greatly value the important relationships we have with our trusted intelligence, law enforcement and security partners around the world", said a spokesman for National Counter Terrorism Policing.
His father Ramadan Abedi was also arrested in Libya, while his other brother Ismail Abedi was arrested in the UK.
Police have so far announced four arrests and Abedi's home was raided by special forces troops around 12 hours after the suicide attack.
Akram Ramadan, a member of the Libyan community in Manchester who attends the city's Didsbury Mosque, said Abedi was banned from the mosque after he allegedly interrupted an imam's anti-Islamic State sermon. His father and a younger brother have been arrested in Libya.
Lapan said the Homeland Security Department has shared some information about Abedi's travel with the British government, but declined to offer specifics.
Bin Salem said Libyan investigators think, based on what Hashim Abedi told them, "the bomber acted alone".
"These images leaked from inside the United States system will be distressing for victims, their families and the wider public".
Mr Bin Salem said of the final phone call: "He was giving farewell". "Officials say they are in no doubt about our views on that", Smith said.
The official said Turkey had not received any information from foreign intelligence services about Abedi, so he did not raise any red flags. A woman was arrested late Wednesday but was later released with no charges.
He said that his son visited Libya a month and a half ago. Queen Elizabeth II visited victims of the attack at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, telling 14-year-old Evie Mills and her parents: "It's terrible".
Rudd said Britain's increased official threat level will remain at "critical" as the investigation proceeds and won't be lowered until security services are convinced there is no active plot in place.
